Strange tales from a Chinese studio
Title:
Strange tales from a Chinese studio
Author:
Pu, Songling, 1640-1715.
蒲松齡, 1640-1715.
Minford, John.
ISBN:
9780140447408
Uniform Title:
聊齋誌異. English
Publication Information:
New York [etc.] : Penguin Books, 2006.
Physical Description:
xxxviii, 562 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
Series:
Penguin classics
Penguin classics.
Series Title:
Penguin classics
Penguin classics.
Abstract:
The strange tales of Pu Songling are exquisite minatures 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.
Subject:
| Pu, Songling, 1640-1715 -- Translations into English. |
| Short stories, Chinese -- Translations into English. |
| China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction. |
Summary:
The strange tales of Pu Songling are exquisite minatures 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.