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Six Records of a Floating Life

Six Records of a Floating Life

by Shen Fu  •  Leonard Pratt (Translator)  •  Chiang Su-Hui (Translator)

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

First published in 1809, Shen Fu's famous recounting of his life during the Ching dynasty in China gives a candid look at the social customs and cultural traditions of that era. It is also a tender love story.  (CHN275, $14.00)


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