Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 6The 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 sixth of 6 volumes. |
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Pu Songling. repair this temple, and he wants you to give me the village accounts book.” The villagers did as the frog god asked. The mage then told them, “Everyone who has already contributed will not be forced to give more; but those ...
... village, then you can keep all of the money for yourself.” Then as Shen held him up, Ren Jianzhi signed his money over to his friend, and later that night, he died. Yutai: A county in Shandong province. Suqian: A county in Jiangsu ...
... village and looked around at all the houses there, it seemed to him as though they were from another world. Upon reaching his own home, he suddenly heard a woman say through the window, “Your son has come.” The voice speaking these ...
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