Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Songling Pu

"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by Pu Songling is a collection of classical Chinese tales written between the 1670s and early 1700s. This volume forms part of a compilation containing nearly 500 stories that blur the boundaries between the supernatural and everyday reality. The tales explore passionate emotional entanglements through encounters with ghosts, foxes, and otherworldly beings. Rather than frightening readers, these romantic and philosophical stories use vivid detail to make transitions between realms seem natural, while subtly critiquing societal problems of Qing dynasty China. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Pu, Songling, 1640-1715
Translator Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935
Title Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Tales_from_a_Chinese_Studio
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Subject China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Subject Short stories, Chinese -- Translations into English
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EBook-No. 43628
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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