About the author

Zhang Shuying is an author about whom limited public information is available. Seven works are currently known, including such representative titles as A Clumsy Attempt That Backfires, A Complete Collection of Chinese and Foreign Jokes and Humor, The Blind Men and the Elephant, Adapting to Circumstances, The Cat Catches the Mouse, and Vinegar Costs More Than Wine. These works draw largely on short stories, jokes, and humorous material, and their titles often come from idioms, folk sayings, or fable-like situations, suggesting a style that uses anecdotes to illustrate practical reasoning. In terms of common categories, the works touch on fortune-telling and inspirational personal growth, indicating that they address everyday wisdom and life lessons rather than academic or purely literary writing. On the available evidence, Zhang Shuying appears to be an author who compiles and organizes folk wisdom, clever responses, and reflections on daily life in accessible language and concise form, suitable for casual reading. Details of the author's life, nationality, and dates of birth and death remain unknown and await further information.

Written (7)

Complete Collection of Jokes and Humor from China and Abroad cover
Rating 3.5
Complete Collection of Jokes and Humor from China and Abroad 于永芳 / 张淑影 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2022 Life cannot go without laughter; laughter is the common language of humankind. Whatever the skin color, ethnicity, or country, whichever language is s…
Blind Men Touching an Elephant cover
Rating 3.5
Blind Men Touching an Elephant 于永芳 / 张淑影 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2021 This collection features over a thousand humorous jokes. People with a sense of humor are never tiresome, and humorous topics never create pressure. B…
The Cat Catches the Mouse cover
Rating 3.2
The Cat Catches the Mouse 于永芳 / 张淑影 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2021 This collection features over a thousand humorous jokes. People with a sense of humor are never tiresome, and humorous topics never create pressure. B…
Vinegar Is More Expensive Than Wine cover
Rating 2.7
Vinegar Is More Expensive Than Wine 于永芳 / 张淑影 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2020 This collection features over a thousand humorous jokes. People with a sense of humor are never tiresome, and humorous topics never create pressure. Y…
Adapting to Circumstances cover
Rating 2.6
Adapting to Circumstances 于永芳 / 张淑影 Liaohai Publishing House · 2020 This book selects over a thousand humorous jokes. People with a sense of humor are never tiresome, and humorous topics never create pressure. But humo…
Adapting to Changing Circumstances cover
Rating 3.3
Adapting to Changing Circumstances 于永芳 / 张淑影 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2017 Laughter and humor share a close, hard-to-distinguish relationship. Laughter is a form of movement; it expresses an emotion, a state of mind. Humor, b…
Outsmarting Oneself cover
Rating 3.6
Outsmarting Oneself 于永芳 / 张淑影 Shidai Literature Publishing House · 2016 Outsmarting Oneself is part of the Chinese and Foreign Jokes and Humor Collection. Creating an atmosphere of laughter matters greatly in life. Everyon…

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Shidai Literature Publishing HouseLiaohai Publishing House