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A moving nineteenth-century account - lost for many decades - of a Chinese official's all-consuming love for his wife. '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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780141397801
eBay Product ID (ePID)213220870
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Old Man of the Moon
AuthorShen Fu
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2015
Dimensions
Item Height161mm
Item Width111mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorShen Fu
Series TitlePenguin Little Black Classics
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom