Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Complete 3 Volumes)

Author: Qing Pu Songling
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: ▼ Complete Content ▼ Sandalwood Aroma ▼ Compact and Portable ▼ Original Illustrations ▼ Easy to Carry
Among the splendid galaxy of classical Chinese prose fiction in China, Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio shines as one of the most brilliant stars, representing the pinnacle that Chinese prose fiction can achieve. The artistic mastery it has attained is beyond compare with ordinary ghost stories. — Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio began to circulate as soon as it took shape and quickly gained favor among the discerning. At the time, the literary leader Wang Shizhen traveled hundreds of miles to borrow it in installments and left critiques. Gao Heng, the Vice Minister of Justice in the same county, wrote a preface praising it as "extraordinary literature." Afterward, it was widely copied and distributed, and numerous manuscripts still exist today.
As the crowning masterpiece of ancient Chinese fiction, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio......