The Extraordinary Adventure of Nobleman Feng Huang (A Collection of Chinese Stories)

Author: (French) Great by G. Great, translated by Liu Yunhong
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Publishing Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Great possesses a remarkable talent for weaving stories and imagining, and The Adventures of Official Feng Huang—A Collection of Chinese Stories is a product of his skillfully weaving together Eastern elements with boundless imagination. The "Chinese stories" he depicts in this book are merely fictional legends embedded within a "Chinese framework." Great's Chinese stories are incredibly captivating—even contemporary readers, flipping through this work separated by two centuries, listening to the tales of the nights when Official Feng Huang would recount his endless anecdotes, accompanied by his numerous adventures, would feel as if they are living the experiences alongside the book's protagonists, seemingly exploring the entire world with them. This book is a fictional novel and also part of the "Getting Closer to China" cultural translation series edited by Qian Linsen. Modeled after One Thousand and One Nights and The Decameron, it is set in the imagined China of the author, with the soul reincarnation of Official Feng Huang as its thread. The protagonist, Feng Huang, tells a story to the new Chinese empress each night (over forty-six nights), presenting the readers with a journey through various Eastern countries, including India, Persia, China, and Arabia, showcasing the cultural landscapes of each nation and presenting a series of exotic landscapes, pioneering the way for French writers to depict and imagine China.