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The Old Man of the Moon Shen Fu

The Old Man of the Moon By Shen Fu

The Old Man of the Moon by Shen Fu


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Summary

Offers an account of author's marriage - from early passion to the trials of poverty and separation - and his great, enduring love for his wife in eighteenth-century China.

The Old Man of the Moon Summary

The Old Man of the Moon by Shen Fu

'Our passion was so great. Will the Old Man understand and help us once again?'

The Old Man of the Moon is Shen Fu's intimate and moving account of his marriage - from early passion to the trials of poverty and separation - and his great, enduring love for his wife in eighteenth-century China.

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Shen Fu (born c. 1763). Shen Fu's work is available in Penguin Classics in Six Records of a Floating Life.

About Shen Fu

Shen Fu (born c. 1763). Shen Fu's work is available in Penguin Classics in Six Records of a Floating Life.

Additional information

GOR006605905
9780141397801
0141397802
The Old Man of the Moon by Shen Fu
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
2015-02-26
64
N/A
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