聊齋志異 by Songling Pu

"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.)

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Author Pu, Songling, 1640-1715
Title 聊齋志異
Alternate Title Liao zhai zhi yi
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Tales_from_a_Chinese_Studio
Credits Produced by Chow Chih-Han
Reading Level Reading ease score: 95.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Language Chinese
LoC Class PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Subject Short stories, Chinese
Subject China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 51828
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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