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active 17th century Donglugukuangsheng
Best known by the pen name Donglugukuangsheng, this elusive 17th-century Chinese writer is associated with the novel Zui xing shi (The Drunken Awakening Stone). Very little is firmly known about the person behind the name, which adds a layer of mystery to the work.
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醉醒石
by active 17th century Donglugukuangsheng
About the author
Donglugukuangsheng, also written as 东鲁古狂生, is identified in library and public-domain catalog records as a pseudonymous Chinese author active in the 17th century. The name is attached to Zui xing shi (醉醒石), a late-imperial Chinese novel that has survived in later editions and modern digital archives.
Because the author is known mainly through catalog records and the book itself, biographical details are scarce. In cases like this, the pen name matters as much as the person: it places the work in the rich world of Ming-Qing era storytelling, where satire, morality, and social observation often mixed together.
For modern readers, Donglugukuangsheng stands as one of those intriguing literary figures whose writing outlasted the facts of their life. If you enjoy older fiction with a sense of moral debate and historical atmosphere, Zui xing shi offers a glimpse into that tradition.