01991cam a22003373u 4500 43627 UtSlPG 20260610134012.0 m cr n 260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PL Pu, Songling, 1640-1715 Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 1 (of 2) Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2013 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/Strange_Tales_from_a_Chinese_Studio Release date is 2013-09-03 Produced by obstobst, Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Pu Songling is a collection of Classical Chinese stories written between the early 1670s and early 1700s. Comprising nearly five hundred "marvel tales" featuring ghosts, foxes, and supernatural beings, these stories blur the boundaries between the otherworldly and everyday reality. Rather than frightening readers, they explore passionate emotional entanglements through rich romanticism and philosophical depth. Critics have praised the work's allegorical nature and literary craftsmanship, with some viewing it as implicit social criticism of Qing dynasty society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, Chinese -- Translations into English Giles, Herbert Allen, 1845-1935 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43627 84466 84466