Pu Songling lived in poverty all his life, but this experience was very beneficial for him to create such a literary masterpiece as Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio. Although his personal misfortune is sad, he has a profound understanding of the scientific examination system, prompting him to devote himself to his own creation, taking exposing and criticizing the shortcomings of the imperial examination as an important content of Liaozhai, and shaping a series of vivid images of candidates.
A rural teacher's life of more than 30 years is also extremely beneficial to his creation: on the one hand, the Yin Shi Garden owned by his master Biji can cultivate his temperament, and the rich library can be used for him to learn and enrich his knowledge; On the other hand, it also gave him enough time and appropriate opportunities to collect folk stories and sort out serial stories.
His one-year staff life in the south also made some preparations for the creation of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio. The natural landscape, local customs and customs in the south broadened his horizons, and his status as a servant gave him the opportunity to contact people from all walks of life, especially bureaucratic gentry and lower-class geisha, which laid an important foundation for him to create various bureaucratic gentry and many female images in Liaozhai.
Personal data:
Pu Songling (1640- 17 15) was born in Zichuan County, Shandong Province (1956 was changed to Zichuan District, Zibo City), also known as Liu Quan lay man. Outstanding writer and short story writer in Qing Dynasty.
Since the early Ming Dynasty, the Pu family has been living in the east of Zichuan, where there are scenic villages everywhere. Later, it took Japanese fan as its surname, and several other surnames were renamed Pujiazhuang. Although the Pu family is not a noble family, many people read more books and won fame in the imperial examination. Pu Songling's father is called Pu Yun. When he was young, he once raised his son to do business. The village called him knowledgeable, and the imperial examination was unfavorable. He abandoned Confucianism for business and gained a lot.