Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 5The weird and whimsical short stories in Strange Tales from Liaozhai show their author, Pu Songling (1640-1715), to be both an explorer of the macabre, like Edgar Allan Poe, and a moralist, like Aesop. In this first complete translation of the collection's 494 stories into English, readers will encounter supernatural creatures, natural disasters, magical aspects of Buddhist and Daoist spirituality, and a wide range of Chinese folklore. Annotations are provided to clarify unfamiliar references or cultural allusions, and introductory essays have been included to explain facets of Pu Songling's work and to provide context for some of the unique qualities of his uncanny tales. This is the fifth of 6 volumes. |
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... ..... . ... .. ... ... .. ... .. 1895 398. Xi Fangping ................................................ 1906 399. Suqiu .......................................................... 1917 400. Jia Fengzhi ....................................
... Suqiu,” turns out to be a silverfish, while the sister of the title character turns out to be a giant python, “transformed with a bit of magic.” But as always in Pu Songling's strange narratives, his empathy with the extraordinary and ...
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