Shenlou zhi

Shenlou zhi

Cover of Mirage, translation of Shenlou zhi by Patrick Hanan
Author	Anonymous
Original title	蜃樓志
Translator	Patrick Hanan
Language	Chinese
Publication date	Early 19th-century
Publication place	China (Qing dynasty)
Published in English	2014
Media type	Print

Shenlou zhi (蜃樓志) is a Chinese erotic novel written in the Qing dynasty by an unknown author. Predominantly set in Ming dynasty Guangzhou, it follows the political career and love life of young polygamist Su Jishi (蘇吉士). First published in 1804, an unabridged English translation of the novel by Patrick Hanan was released in 2014 under the title Mirage.