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The Old Man of the Moon

The Old Man of the Moon | Shen Fu

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'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. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Shen Fu (born c. 1763). Shen Fu's work is available in Penguin Classics in Six Records of a Floating Life.

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The Old Man of the Moon | Shen Fu

Meh

so-so

So apparently this is another book that I read back in 2019 but I have no memory of doing so....

But I'm not surprised, it was an ok but forgettable story of a tragic love. Not one of the better stories in the Penguin Little Black Classics collection

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The Old Man of the Moon | Shen Fu

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⭐⭐⭐/5

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The Old Man of the Moon | Shen Fu

Meh

so-so

It's a bittersweet tale of love and loss. Written as a memoir of the time husband Shen spent with his wife Yün before she passed away and set in China around 1770 and 1805(ish). Their love was tragic and romantic. Not my usual read, and dry in parts, but I quite enjoyed reading it. Not something I think I'd ever want to reread though 🤔
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The Old Man of the Moon | Shen Fu

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Excerpted from Six Records of a Floating Life. An intimate portrait of a marriage that covers everything from young passion to a heartbreaking separation. A nice bit of characterization where the couple bonds over literature and poetry.

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