Pu, Songling 1640-1715 creator text utu 2016 monographic zh 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified Short stories, Chinese China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51828 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51828 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134208.0 51828