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  Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)(Chinese / English) By (author) Pu Songling, Translated by John Minford, Introduction by John Minford

  

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  Short Description for Strange Tales from a Chinese StudioAct 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.
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  • Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
  • Published: 01 November 2006
  • Format: Paperback 608 pages
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  • Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Classics
  • ISBN 13: 9780140447408 ISBN 10: 0140447407
  • Sales rank: 55,162

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• 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.