Six Records of a Floating Life (1809) is an extraordinary blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer. In this intimate memoir, Shen Fu recounts the domestic and romantic joys of his marriage to Yun, the beautiful and artistic girl he fell in love with as a child. He also describes other incidents of his life, including how his beloved wife obtained a courtesan for him and reflects on his travels through China. Shen Fu's exquisite memoir shows six parallel "layers" of one man's life, loves and career, with revealing glimpses into Chinese society of the Ch'ing Dynasty. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Six Records of a Floating Life (Penquin Classics)

Biographies & Memoirs

Shěn Fù

Community & Culture

Penguin Classics

Chapters From A Floating Life

Arts & Literature

Silk Pagoda

Six Records of a Life Adrift (Hackett Classics)

"Shen Fu's Six Records of a Life Adrift is the most intimate document at our disposal of private life in late imperial China. Graham Sanders now provides us with a new translation for the 21st century, which is not only well researched but also highly readable". --Wilt Idema, Harvard University

Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

"Six Records of a Floating Life"(1809) is an extraordinary blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer. In this intimate memoir, Shen Fu recounts the domestic and romantic joys of his marriage to Yun, the beautiful and artistic girl he fell in love with as a child. He also describes other incidents of his life, including how his beloved wife obtained a courtesan for him and reflects on his travels through China. Shen Fu's exquisite memoir shows six parallel "layers" of one man's life, loves and career, with revealing glimpses into Chinese society of the Ch'ing Dynasty. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators."

Suhui Jiang

San Val

2012 Reprint of 1960 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "Chapters from a Floating Life" (also translated as "Six Records of a Floating Life") is an autobiographical novel by Shen Fu (1763 - 1825) who lived in Changzhou (now known as Suzhou) during the Qing Dynasty. The six chapters are, namely, Wedded Bliss, The Little Pleasures of Life, Sorrow, The Joys of Travel, Experience (missing), and The Way of Life (missing). Only four of its six parts survive. The Fifth and Sixth parts claimed to have been found were declared to be fraudulent by scholars. The word "Floating Life" comes from a poem of Tang poet Li Bai ( ...Floating life just like a dream, how much fun can we have?). The autobiography is a compelling blend of autobiography, love story and social document written by a man who was educated as a scholar but earned his living as a civil servant and art dealer. In this intimate memoir, Shen Fu recounts the domestic and romantic joys of his marriage to Yun, the beautiful and artistic girl he fell in love with as a child. He also describes other incidents of his life, including how his beloved wife obtained a courtesan for him and reflects on his travels through China. Shen Fu's memoir shows six parallel layers' of one man's life, loves and career, with revealing glimpses into Chinese society of the Ch'ing Dynasty.

Chapters from a Floating Life: The Autobiography of a Chinese Artist

Martino Fine Books

Six Records of a Floating Life is an autobiography by Shen Fu who lived in Changzhou during the Qing dynasty. The four known "records" are "Wedded Bliss", "The Little Pleasures of Life", "Sorrow" and "The Joys of Travel". Two further chapters are missing: "A History of Life at Chungsha" and "The Way of Living". &#27784;&#22797;&#65292;&#23383;&#19977;&#30333;&#65292;&#28165;&#33487;&#24030;(&#20170;&#27743;&#33487;&#30465;&#21556;&#21439;)&#20154;&#12290;&#29983;&#26044;&#20094;&#38534;&#20108;&#21313;&#20843;&#24180; (&#35199;&#20803;1763&#24180;)&#21330;&#24180;&#19981;&#35814;&#12290;&#20294;&#25454;&#20854;&#25152;&#33879;&#12298;&#28014;&#29983;&#20845;&#35760;&#12299;&#20013;&#65292;&#25152;&#35760;&#20107;&#32456;&#26044;&#22025;&#24198;&#21313;&#20108;&#24180;(&#35199;&#20803;1807&#24180;)&#31179;&#65292;&#30001;&#26159;&#25512;&#20043;&#65292;&#20182;&#30340;&#21435;&#19990;&#24517;&#22312;&#36825;&#24180;&#20197;&#21518;&#12290; &#27784;&#22797;&#30340;&#24615;&#26684;&#29245;&#30452;&#65292;&#33853;&#25299;&#19981;&#32641;&#65292;&#19981;&#20107;&#31185;&#20030;&#65292;&#19981;&#24917;&#23462;&#20181;&#23462;&#65292;&#20197;&#34892;&#21830;&#12289;&#30011;&#23458;&#12289;&#24149;&#20698;&#12289;&#21517;&#22763;&#32456;&#36523;&#12290;&#20182;&#30340;&#22826;&#22826;&#38472;&#33464;&#65292;&#23383;&#28113;&#29645;&#65292;&#36319;&#20182;&#21516;&#23681;&#65292;&#39062;&#24935;&#33021;&#35799;&#25991;&#65292;&#25165;&#24605;&#38589;&#31168;&#12290;&#20182;&#20204;&#20233;&#20458;&#24773;&#31491;&#65292;&#22312;&#28147;&#26420;&#24684;&#28129;&#30340;&#29983;&#27963;&#20013;&#65292;&#21478;&#26377;&#24609;&#28982;&#33258;&#24471;&#30340;&#22825;&#22320;&#12290;&#19968;&#29983;&#20107;&#36857;&#65292;&#35265;&#26044;&#25152;&#33879;&#12298;&#28014;&#29983;&#20845;&#35760;&#12299;&#65292;&#29616;&#20165;&#23384;&#22235;&#35760;&#65292;&#21253;&#21547;&#12289;&#12289;&#12289; &#12290;&#20856;&#20986;&#26446;&#30333;"&#28014;&#29983;&#33509;&#26790;&#65292;&#20026;&#27426;&#20960;&#20309;&#65311;" &#12298;&#28014;&#29983;&#20845;&#35760;&#12299;&#21407;&#26412;&#20026;&#25163;&#20889;&#31295;,&#28165;&#26411;&#26102;&#34987;&#20154;&#20110;&#26087;&#20070;&#25674;&#19978;&#26080;&#24847;&#20013;&#35269;&#24471;,&#26041;&#26377;&#24184;&#27969;&#20256;&#21518;&#19990;&#12290;&#21482;&#21487;&#24796;&#65292;&#36951;&#22833;&#20102;&#20004;&#35760;&#12290;

Six Records of a Floating Life Fu Sheng Liu Ji 浮生六记 (Chinese Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Chen, Fu

World Literature

Zhu & Song Press

Taking the life of the couple Shen Fu as its mainline, the book records what the writer sees and hear during the trip of their common but interesting family life. It tells that the writer and his wife Chen Yun are closely allied in opinion and feelings. They all want to be a common but artistic life. However, because of the oppression of feudal rites and hardship of poor life, their dream finally leads to disillusionment.

Six Chapters of A Floating Life (Chinese Edition)

Tianjin people's Publishing House

Six Records of a Floating Life (Chinese Edition)

CITIC Press Corporation

Petroleum Industry Press

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