Talk of Foxes and Ghosts: Reading Liaozhai with Ma Ruifang

Author: Ma Ruifang
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a renowned and widely celebrated masterpiece of Chinese classical literature, a timeless classic. The novel depicts a vast array of fox spirits, ghosts, flower fairies, and tree sprites, including bone-chewing demons who devour humans without spitting out bones, as well as gentle and affectionate fox spirits and ghostly maidens. It offers sharp critiques of society, scathing rebukes of ugly human nature, and passionate odes to beautiful, healthy life ideals. A series of heart-stirring and bizarre stories leave readers spellbound. Renowned writer and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio expert Professor Ma Ruifang has selected 26 famous tales from the work, providing insightful analyses and appending the original texts for easy reference by general readers. Each entry includes a "Related Links" section, introducing three other Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio stories related to the main tale, thereby expanding reading horizons.