01703cam a22003373u 4500 51828 UtSlPG 20260610134208.0 m cr n 260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG zh iso639-1 PL Pu, Songling, 1640-1715 聊齋志異 Liao zhai zhi yi Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2016 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 2016-04-22 Produced by Chow Chih-Han "聊齋志異" by Songling Pu is a collection of Classical Chinese stories written between the early 1670s and early 1700s. Comprising nearly 500 "marvel tales," this work blurs boundaries between supernatural and everyday reality, exploring passionate emotional entanglement through stories of ghosts, foxes, and spirits. Written over forty years, it circulated in manuscript form among friends before its first publication in 1766. Critics have praised its allegorical depth, literary technique, and romantic style, establishing it as the most acclaimed Chinese supernatural tales collection of its era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Short stories, Chinese China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51828 92662 92662