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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... light, and wondered whether the monk was writing something, so he covertly peeked inside. Shanghe:AcountyinmodernShandongprovince. Li: A distance equal to 1/3 mile. The elderly monk was taking off his clothing, and Li 1619.
... inside. Gu, however, didn't dare enter, but following strong encouragement, he went inside. “What is this place?” he asked. “This is the residence of the Ninth King's royal heir,” Jiangning: An ancient name for Nanjing, in Jiangsu ...
... inside. As he walked, he passed through the place where he'd found all the babies, but they were gone, and instead there were several dozen hunchbacked old women with disheveled hair, sitting and lying down there. When they spotted Gu ...
... inside and asked what was going on, then, exploding in anger when he learned what the maidservant had been saying, he grabbed her by the hair and slapped her cheek, then beat her and chased her out the gate till she ran off. The next ...
... inside it exclaimed, “It's my son. What vengeful demons would dare do this! Grab them all and tie them up, so no one gets away.” Xijiu felt someone pull the diapers from his mouth, and after a bit he became more aware of his ...