Shen Fu (Chinese: 沈復; 26 December 1763 – after 1825), courtesy name Sanbai (三白), was a Chinese writer of the Qing Dynasty, best known for his autobiography Six Records of a Floating Life.
Shen Fu | |
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| Native name | 沈復 |
| Born | 26 December 1763 Suzhou, Jiangsu, Qing China |
| Died | After 1825 |
| Pen name | Sanbai |
| Occupation | Yamen |
| Language | Literary Chinese |
| Period | 1780s?–1807 |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Notable works | Six Records of a Floating Life |
| Spouse | Chen Yun (m. 1780) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 沈復 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 沈复 | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 三白 | ||||||||
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Shen Fu was born in Changzhou (长洲, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province) in 1763. He was known as a great writer and wrote one of the best known descriptions of everyday life during the Qing Dynasty, Six Records of a Floating Life. In this text, which was completed in 1807, Shen Fu describes the gentle personality of his wife, Chen Yun (陈芸), and his love for her. He also chronicles the rejection of Chen Yun by his parents and her untimely death. Shen Fu was a government clerk, a yamen private secretary.
The work is considered a great classic of Chinese literature.[1]
References
edit- ^ Tseng Yuho (1993). "Women Painters of the Ming Dynasty". Artibus Asiae. 53 (1/2). Artibus Asiae, Vol. 53, No. 1/2: 249–259. doi:10.2307/3250517. JSTOR 3250517.
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