Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Papeback -
by Pu Songling
- New
Exquisite Chinese stories of the supernatural
Eminent Chinese scholar John Minford's superb translation captures the consummate skill and understated humor of Pu Songling's classic Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. With elegant prose, witty wordplay, and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this collection reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems. In his tales of shape-shifting spirits, bizarre phenomena, haunted buildings, and enchanted objects, Pu Songling pushes the boundaries of human experience and enlightens as he entertains.
* Includes an introduction, suggestions for further reading, glossary, notes, and illustrations
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Details
- Title Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
- Author Pu Songling
- Binding Papeback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition New
- Pages 608
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books , E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date pp. 608
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 6670774
- ISBN 9780140447408 / 0140447407
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, Chinese, China - Social life and customs
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
Eminent Chinese scholar John Minford's superb translation captures the consummate skill and understated humor of Pu Songling's classic Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. With elegant prose, witty wordplay, and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this collection reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems. In his tales of shape-shifting spirits, bizarre phenomena, haunted buildings, and enchanted objects, Pu Songling pushes the boundaries of human experience and enlightens as he entertains.
* Includes an introduction, suggestions for further reading, glossary, notes, and illustrations