Project Gutenberg 2008-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 1192 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 Category: Humour Category: Novels 409121 2025-06-10T13:20:58.291570 text/html 408942 2025-01-10T13:04:08.538193 text/html 250274 2025-06-10T13:21:03.217545 application/epub+zip 255689 2025-06-10T13:21:00.155582 application/epub+zip 255690 2025-06-10T13:20:58.966621 application/epub+zip 464159 2025-06-10T13:21:05.532594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453788 2025-06-10T13:21:02.542581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424756 2022-09-12T04:51:45.787360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397588 2025-06-10T13:20:58.018573 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 16616 2025-06-10T13:21:05.668536 application/rdf+xml 8594 2025-06-10T13:20:59.524592 image/jpeg 2313 2025-06-10T13:20:59.243648 image/jpeg 247286 2025-06-10T13:20:58.326573 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog