| Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Contributor(s): Songling, Pu (Author), Minford, John (Translator), Minford, John (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0140447407 ISBN-13: 9780140447408 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Exquisite Chinese stories of the supernatural Eminent Chinese scholar John Minfords superb translation captures the consummate skill and understated humor of Pu Songlings 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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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.90 lbs) 608 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. 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. |