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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... entered the water until it covered his body, and proceeded to wash himself; when he was done, he put on his clothes, and pulling the donkey into the pond, proceeded to wash it. Afterwards, he mounted the donkey, which began to fly away ...
... entered the mountains, where they experienced an exotic fragrance that penetrated to their very bones. They came to the abode of a mountain recluse, where they witnessed buildings with magnificent roofs, in widely different styles from ...
... entered, holding hands, and began chatting away with Shao, like they'd all known each other their entire lives. In the course of the conversation, Shao Shimei also asked the other two about someone named Gao Donghai. “He died in prison ...
... entered the family's gate, she turned to Chen Ziyan's wife and said, “My master has sent me to see whether his daughter is starving to death or not.” The daughter was afraid that this would shame her mother-in-law, so she began laughing ...
... entered its imposing gate, Xijiu's mother was there. The son's heartache was so great that he wanted to kill himself, but his father stopped him. Xijiu sobbed, resigned to his fate. He saw his wife by his mother's side, and asked his ...