Project Gutenberg 2008-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 234 Su'anzhuren, active 18th century 蘇庵主人 Su-an-chu-jen 歸蓮夢 Gui Lian Meng Produced by Qian-Wen Gao "歸蓮夢" by active 18th century Su'anzhuren is a novel written in the late 18th century. The story seems to revolve around themes of poverty, compassion, and the complexities of human nature, following the lives of characters impacted by fate and their moral choices. The opening chapters introduce a couple, the Baishuang family, known for their good nature but also their extreme frugality, who desire a child and turn to spiritual means to achieve their goal. The beginning of the novel sets the stage by exploring philosophical reflections about life and dreams while establishing the protagonist, Bai Shuang, and his wife, who, after years of hard work without children, seek the blessings of the mountain gods. Their journey takes a mystical turn as Bai Shuang dreams of a celestial being who offers them a lotus flower, symbolizing hope and the possibility of parenthood. However, their frugality ultimately leads to tragic consequences as they perish in a famine, leaving their daughter, Lian An, to fend for herself, highlighting the conflict between human desires, spiritual pursuits, and harsh realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 PL Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 350056 349998 2024-10-11T13:03:02.366907 2023-09-12T05:48:24.464733 text/html text/html 350049 349991 2024-10-11T13:03:02.613967 2023-09-12T05:48:24.591707 text/html text/html 217032 2024-10-11T13:03:08.132915 application/epub+zip 220650 2024-10-11T13:03:05.400848 application/epub+zip 220649 2024-10-11T13:03:03.235819 application/epub+zip 423905 2024-10-11T13:03:10.369903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415532 2024-10-11T13:03:07.500940 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390616 2022-09-12T12:48:55.940715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341334 2024-10-11T13:03:02.100915 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341215 2021-01-04T07:46:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 155469 2021-01-04T07:46:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17949 2024-10-11T13:03:10.494807 application/rdf+xml 11016 2024-10-11T13:03:04.575805 image/jpeg 3108 2024-10-11T13:03:04.303960 image/jpeg 215107 2024-10-11T13:03:02.643915 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