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portada Strange Tales From a Chinese Studio (Penguin Classics)
Type
Physical Book
Year
2006
Language
English
Pages
608
Format
Paperback
Weight
1
ISBN
0140447407
ISBN13
9780140447408
Edition No.
1

Strange Tales From a Chinese Studio (Penguin Classics)

Pu Songling (Author) · Penguin Classics · Paperback

Strange Tales From a Chinese Studio (Penguin Classics) - Pu Songling

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Synopsis "Strange Tales From a Chinese Studio (Penguin Classics)"

Exquisite and amusing miniatures regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fictionWith 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.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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