Shi Nai'an
Shi Nai'an was a Chinese writer from the Yuan and early Ming periods. Shuihu zhuan, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, is traditionally attributed to him.
Background
- Born in
- Suzhou
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Trending topics shown first"My friends are all broad-minded, and well educated, but we do not keep a record of our conversations. The reason for this is we are too lazy, and do not aspire to fame; to talk gives us pleasure, but …"
"A man should not marry after thirty years of age; should not enter the government service after the age of forty; should not have any more children after the age of fifty; and should not travel after …"
"I have only to fill up my spare time, and give pleasure to myself; I have written it so that the uneducated can read it as well as the educated . Alas! Life is so short that I shall not even know what…"
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Timeline
1290
Born
Birth1365
Died
Death
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