01696cam a22003253u 4500 26729 UtSlPG 20260610133618.0 m cr n 260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG zh iso639-1 PL Ling, Mengchu, 1580-1644 二刻拍案驚奇 Er Ke Pai An Jing Qi Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2008 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapping_the_Table_in_Amazement Release date is 2008-09-30 Produced by Wan Jei Chen "二刻拍案驚奇" by Mengchu Ling is a collection of vernacular short stories composed in the mid-17th century during the late Ming dynasty. This second volume contains 39 tales drawn from various Chinese dynasties, depicting merchants, street vendors, thieves, and other common people rather than emperors and heroes. The stories explore themes of love, marriage, and commerce while reflecting the social changes of its era. Written in vernacular Chinese, these tales captivated ordinary readers by finding the extraordinary within everyday life, revealing both human virtue and vice through twisting plots and vivid characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Chinese fiction -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26729 67638 67638