Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Penguin Classics)

Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Penguin Classics)
- Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Penguin
- Classics) Pu Songling (Author), John Minford
- (Introduction) ASIN: 0140447407 ISBN-10:
- 0140447407 ISBN-13: 978-0140447408 New
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Exquisite and amusing miniatures regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction

With their elegant prose, witty wordplay and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this selection from The Strange Tales of Pu Songling (1640-1715) 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.

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Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780140447408
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2006-10-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140447408

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780140447408
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2006-10-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140447408

Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Penguin Classics)

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