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 | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2161 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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