Who is the author of The Scholars? What is his life experience?

The Scholars is a satirical novel that exposes the darkness of society. The author is Wu (170 1 ~ 1754), a native of Quanjiao County, Anhui Province. Born into a noble family with a scholarly family for generations. Great-grandfather and great-grandfather won the second prize respectively, and when their father Wu Lin appeared, their family began to go downhill. Wu studied hard when he was young and was keen on imperial examinations. 23-year-old scholar, trapped in the imperial examination for a long time. After his father died, he inherited the family property. Because of his extravagance and generosity, he exhausted his family property in a few years and often had to sell books for rice to make a living. In dealing with those bureaucrats and celebrities for a long time, I have seen through the despicable souls of these people. In particular, the change of life from rich to poor made him taste the coldness of the world and have a clear understanding of reality, thus abandoning his fame. This book was written at the age of forty-nine. After 19 years of Qianlong (1754),128 October, after discussing with friends, I returned home without any problems.