Considered one of China's first memoirs, Six Records of a Floating Life (written between ~1775-1810) is an intimate exploration of love, philosophy, and Chinese society during the Qing Dynasty.

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Shen Fu, an educated scholar who worked as a civil servant and an art dealer, recounts his travels through China and his marriage to Yun, the beautiful and artistic girl he fell in love with as a child.

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Translated from the Classical Chinese into English by Alex Fang, a Harvard Law School graduate and Columbia Journalism School graduate.  

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