Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
Douban
聊斋志异
Pu Songling translator: John Minford
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The Strange Tales of Pu Songling (1640-1715) are exquisite and amusing miniatures that are regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction. With their elegant prose, witty wordplay and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this selection reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems. Here a Taoist monk conjures up a magical pear tree, a scholar recounts his previous incarnations, a woman out-foxes the fox-spirit that possesses her, a child bride gives birth to a thimble-sized baby, a ghostly city appears out of nowhere and a heartless daughter-in-law is turned into a pig. In his tales of humans coupling with shape-shifting spirits, bizarre phenomena, haunted buildings and enchanted objects, Pu Songling pushes back the boundaries of human experience and enlightens as he entertains.
other editions
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聊斋志异（全本全注全译彩色插图版） 岳麓书社 2023 -
聊斋志异 三秦出版社 2016 -
聊斋志异详注新评 人民文学出版社 2016 -
聊斋志异（全四册） 中华书局 2015 -
聊斋志异 2013 -
聊斋志异 2013 -
聊斋志异 长春出版社 2010 -
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Nabu Press 2010 -
聊斋志异 中华书局 2009 -
聊斋志异 华夏出版社 2008 -
聊斋志异 上海古籍出版社 2004 -
聊斋志异 2004 -
聊斋志异 岳麓书社 2002 -
聊斋志异 江苏古籍出版社 2002 -
全本新注聊斋志异（全三册） 人民文学出版社 2001 -
聊斋志异 1998 -
聊斋志异 齐鲁书社 1995 -
聊斋志异 齐鲁书社 1994 -
聊斋志异 1993 -
全本新注聊斋志异（全三册） 人民文学出版社 1989 -
聊斋志异 岳麓书社 1988 -
铸雪斋抄本聊斋志异（上下） 上海古籍出版社 1979