Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 2The 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 second of 6 volumes. |
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... .......... 652 136. Gongsun Jiuniang ......................................... 655 137. The Cricket ................................................... 666 138. Xiucai Liu ...........................................
... those beneath him to fulfill his demands is reciprocally squeezed by parallel demands from those above him in “The Cricket” (cuzhi). But his stories also admonish readers to work more consciously Strange Tales from Liaozhai xiii.
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