遊仙窟 by Zhuo Zhang

"遊仙窟" by Zhang Zhuo is a Chinese tale written between 681 and 684. The narrator, weary from travel through distant mountains, takes shelter in a mysterious grotto where he encounters two women—Cui Shi Niang and the widow Wu Sao. What follows is an evening of wine, poetry, flirtation, and playful banter. Written in a mixture of parallel prose styles with leisurely rhymes, this early Tang romance offers a glimpse into encounters between ... Read More traveling scholars and courtesans, influencing generations of Chinese love stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Show Less

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Author	Zhang, Zhuo, 660?-740?
Title	遊仙窟
Alternate Title	You xian ku
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Xian_Ku
Credits	Produced by Pei-Hsuan Yan
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 93.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language	Chinese
LoC Class	PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Subject	Chinese fiction -- Tang dynasty, 618-907
Category	Text
EBook-No.	24295
Release Date	Jan 15, 2008
Copyright Status	Public domain in the USA.
Downloads	222 downloads in the last 30 days.
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