Who is the original author of the list of gods?

First, according to the generally accepted view, the author of this book is Xu.

Second, the detailed explanation is as follows:

1, about the author of this book:

The Romance of the Gods, commonly known as the List of Gods, is also known as The Complete Biography of Shang and Zhou States, The History of King Wu Attacking Zhou, and The Biography of Gods. It is also a ghost story novel in ancient China. Written by Xu (Chen) in the Ming Dynasty, it was written in and Wanli. The book has been read a hundred times.

2. Xu explained in detail:

Xu, Ying Tianfu (now Nanjing, Jiangsu), was a novelist in the Ming Dynasty. He is the author of Romance of the Gods. During the Wanli period, he lived in Qin Long. Life story is unknown. Some scholars and experts believe that Xu is just someone else's pen name, and the Romance of the Gods may have been written by someone else. who is it? There is still controversy.

With the famous literati Zong Chen and others, they are all famous for their talents. They took part in provincial examinations many times, but failed to get good grades. Therefore, they gave up the clothes of Confucianism, took Huang Guan as a foreign tourist, met some experts several times, and learned the secrets of many fairy tales. Later, they wrote dozens of books about fairy tales, annotated Zhuangzi and named it South China Vice Ink. Many scholars believe that Lu Xixing is good at writing and proficient in Buddhism.