An unsuccessful scholar, painter, merchant, and private secretary during the Qing dynasty, Shen (1763-1808) recounts his life as a collection of discrete records, overlapping in time but focusing on disparate themes, a form not seen elsewhere in Chinese literature. Rather than the verbose vernacular then used to write novels, he used the concise literary language of poetry, essays, and official histories. Sanders (classical Chinese literature, U. of Toronto) provides voluminous footnotes explaining matters made obscure by time and distance. The records examine delights of marriage, charms of idleness, sorrows of hardship, and pleasures of roaming. The final two records--on experiences of zhongshan, and methods of living--are missing. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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