二刻拍案驚奇 by Mengchu Ling
"二刻拍案驚奇" by Mengchu Ling is a collection of vernacular short stories composed in the mid-17th century during the late Ming dynasty. This second volume contains 39 tales drawn from various Chinese dynasties, depicting merchants, street vendors, thieves, and other common people rather than emperors and heroes. The stories explore themes of love, marriage, and commerce while reflecting the social changes of its era. Written in vernacular Chinese, these tales captivated ordinary readers
by finding the extraordinary within everyday life, revealing both human virtue and vice through twisting plots and vivid characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ling, Mengchu, 1580-1644 |
|---|---|
| Title | 二刻拍案驚奇 |
| Alternate Title | Er Ke Pai An Jing Qi |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapping_the_Table_in_Amazement |
| Credits | Produced by Wan Jei Chen |
| Language | Chinese |
| LoC Class | PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Subject | Chinese fiction -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 26729 |
| Release Date | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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