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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... lived together like young newlyweds, and people who didn't know them often mistook their sons and daughters-in-law for their parents-in-law. Master Lu died the next year. At that time, Lu's son, too young to defend himself, was ruined ...
... lived together with you, you must know it simply could never go well. As the proverb says, 'There are melons and fruits that can be picked, but people cannot eat them unless they're cooked.' Why persist in your choice?” Hu was quite ...
... lived alone for thirty years, never even going outside her door. One day, a neighbor woman who came to borrow some coals for her fire spotted Su sitting stiffly, all alone, and spoke to her briefly, then left. Before long, from her home ...
... , producing abundant yields and have never become decrepit. Officials there often take the peach fruits from the trees as gifts to friends and relatives. 92. Li Boyan Scholar Li Boyan lived in Yishui. He Strange Tales from Liaozhai 421.
Pu Songling. 92. Li. Boyan. Scholar Li Boyan lived in Yishui. He was a man of uncompromising integrity and heroic spirit. When he experienced a sudden attack of serious illness, his family members tried to get him to take some medicine but ...