author
Youhuanyusheng
Known by the pen name 憂患餘生, this late Qing writer is remembered for Linnüyu (鄰女語), a novel published in 1903. Very little biographical information seems to survive, which gives the work an added sense of mystery.
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鄰女語
by Youhuanyusheng
About the author
Youhuanyusheng, also written as 憂患餘生, appears to have written under a pen name rather than a clearly identified personal name. Reliable catalog and reference pages consistently connect this name with Linnüyu (鄰女語), a late Qing novel.
The novel was published in 1903 and is one of the main reasons the name is still remembered today. Modern library and ebook records show that the work has continued to circulate through digitized collections, suggesting an enduring historical and literary interest.
Beyond that, confirmed personal details about the author are scarce. In cases like this, the surviving work often tells us more than the archive does, and Linnüyu stands as the clearest window into the author behind the name.