Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 3The 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 third of 6 volumes. |
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... told me all about this.” Showing evidence of both designating characteristics, “Dragon Meat” (long rou) quotes the words of court historian Jiang Yuxuan, though Pu is careful in it not to cite any first-person pronouns or references. He ...
... told Miao, “You have no other brothers, so your father and mother love you as their greatest treasure, and often just can't bear to scold you. When you were sixteen Fuluo god: Unknown reference. See Zhu's speculation (1:588n17). or ...
... told him, “The Hell King's messenger has already come, and was waiting to give you the paper for your release, but you were out drinking and didn't return. I've brought you that paper, and I've paid him a thousand strings of cash and ...
... told him to go home. By that time, Miao had already been lying stiff for several days, his family members saying that he'd drunk himself to death, when he began breathing faintly, like rustling silk. That same day he revived, heavily ...
... told him about everything that had happened with the nun. Shocked, the monk declared, “You were incredibly brash! What do you expect from provoking someone like her? You're lucky you told her my name first; otherwise, she'd have cut off ...