Project Gutenberg 2008-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 82 Lü, Sheng 旅生 Lu, Sheng 癡人說夢記 Chi ren shuo meng ji Produced by Fang-Hsuan Hsu "癡人說夢記" by Sheng Lü is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story begins in a rural village in Hubei Province, China, centered around a character named 賈守拙, a simple and naive farmer living a mundane life. The narrative explores themes of dreams, reality, and the comical aspects of rural life as the protagonist encounters various characters and situations that reflect his limited understanding of the world around him. The opening of the novel introduces 賈守拙 waking from a peculiar dream that leads him to recount it to his wife, who dismisses it as foolishness. Shortly after, a relative named 稽老古 visits with the intention of discussing a village event, which seamlessly transitions into a conversation about local finances and customs. This sets the stage for humor and a critique of societal norms during a time of change in China, as 落上 compares the protagonist's simple existence with the broader complexities of life, including issues of money and status. The initial chapters effectively set a lighthearted tone punctuated with relatable struggles, making it an engaging read for those interested in humorous depictions of societal manners. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction PL Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 408941 408889 2024-09-11T05:45:39.639500 2023-09-11T09:08:35.755604 text/html text/html 408934 408882 2024-09-11T05:45:39.818486 2023-09-11T09:08:35.887593 text/html text/html 216309 2024-09-11T05:45:43.568457 application/epub+zip 221969 2024-09-11T05:45:40.986476 application/epub+zip 221969 2024-09-11T05:45:40.265481 application/epub+zip 434606 2024-09-11T05:45:45.614445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424287 2024-09-11T05:45:43.112451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424756 2022-09-12T04:51:45.787360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397588 2024-09-11T05:45:39.441459 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397538 2008-05-22T10:54:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 179576 2008-05-22T10:54:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 16430 2024-09-11T05:45:45.743422 application/rdf+xml 7969 2024-09-11T05:45:40.590456 image/jpeg 2206 2024-09-11T05:45:40.425470 image/jpeg 215841 2024-09-11T05:45:39.852462 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog