Pu Songling Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Strange Tales from a Chinese StudioCondition: NewEAN: 9780140447408ISBN: 9780140447408Publisher: Penguin ClassicsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/25/2006Language: EnglishItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 26mmItem Weight: 415gAuthor: Pu SonglingTranslator: John MinfordContributor: John Minford (Introduction by), John Minford (Translated by)ISBN-10: 0140447407Description: 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.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionTopic: Classic FictionRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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