Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes 1 and 2)
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A kindness to a turtle leads Mr. Fêng into the company of a river prince in one of Songling Pu's Chinese tales. Encounters with spirits, foxes, priests and unusual animals fill this collection, where ordinary concerns about money, marriage, official duties and good conduct meet the supernatural. Herbert A. Giles translated and annotated the two volumes, introducing them through his experience of Chinese language and social customs.
The Tipsy Turtle begins with gifts from a man in debt, then shifts to a quarrel beside a river and an unexpected invitation to a banquet. Its lively conversation gives a strange encounter the familiar texture of injured pride, apologies and hospitality. The contents range across magical objects, dreams, family relationships and judgments. Readers interested in Chinese storytelling will find short narratives that connect beliefs about unseen powers with the habits and tensions of everyday life.
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- Author
- Songling Pu
- Reading time
- About 16 hours
- Pages
- 591
- Language
- English
- Genre
- World Classics
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