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Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Penguin Classics) Book

The Strange Tales of Pu Songling (1640-1715) are exquisite and amusing miniatures that are regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction. With their elegant prose, witty wordplay and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this selection reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems. Here a Taoist monk conjures up a magical pear tree, a scholar recounts his previous incarnations, a woman out-foxes the fox-spirit that possesses her, a child bride gives birth to a thimble-sized baby, a ghostly city appears out of nowhere and a heartless daughter-in-law is turned into a pig. In his tales of humans coupling with shape-shifting spirits, bizarre phenomena, haunted buildings and enchanted objects, Pu Songling pushes back the boundaries of human experience and enlightens as he entertains.Read More

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  • BookDepository

    Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140447408 : 0140447407 : 31 Oct 2006 : Act as miniatures that aim to be regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction. These tales with their prose and wordplay, include 104 stories that reveal a world, in which nothing is as it seems. Here a Taoist monk conjures up a pear tree, a scholar recounts his incarnations, and a woman out-foxes the fox-spirit that possesses her.

  • Blackwell

    Exquisite Chinese stories of the supernatural Eminent Chinese scholar John Minfordas superb translation captures the consummate skill and understated humor of Pu Songlingas classic Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. With elegant prose...

  • Pickabook

    Pu Songling, John Minford (Trans), John Minford

  • 0140447407
  • 9780140447408
  • Pu Songling
  • 25 May 2006
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 608
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