generic Strange Tales From A Chinese Studio Paperback English by Pu Songling - 31-Oct-06
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| Author 1 | Pu Songling |
| Book Description | 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 |
| Editorial Review | Magical and wondrously entertaining . . . Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio overflows with ghosts, demons, monsters, monks, magicians, revived corpses, gods and fox-spirits. . . . It calls to mind a collection of mildly racy club stories or lost episodes of The Twilight Zone. . . . Fast paced, surprisingly light in tone, emotionally cool, wryly humorous--these uncanny tales, often just one or two pages long, might almost be adult bedtime stories. . . . Reading this beloved classic |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 31-Oct-06 |
| About the Author | John Minford is an emeritus professor of Chinese at the Australian National University. |
| Author 2 | John Minford |
| Country of Origin | United States of America USA |
| ISBN-13 | 9780140447408 |
| Number of Pages | 608 |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
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