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Lifetime: 1640 - 1715 Passed: ≈ 310 years ago

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Songling Pu

Books by Songling Pu

Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio (selections from Volume 1)

Satire Fantasy Horror Fiction

Mythology Satire Supernatural Human Nature social commentary Fantasy Folklore Moral Ambiguity Ghost stories Spirits Chinese Literature Classical Chinese Qing Dynasty Oral storytelling

"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" or "Strange Tales of Liaozhai") is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly supernatural tales written by Pu Songling during the early Qing Dynasty. It was written in Classical Chinese rather than Vernacular Ch...

Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio, volume 1

Fantasy Fiction Mythology

Satire Supernatural Moral Human Nature Fantasy Ghosts Folklore Spirits Classical Chinese Qing Dynasty Oral storytelling China

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio is a captivating collection of supernatural tales written by Pu Songling during the early Qing Dynasty. The stories, told in Classical Chinese, draw upon a rich tradition of Chinese folklore and mythology. The st...

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Volume 2

Fantasy Horror Fiction

Spirit Satire Supernatural Moral Human Nature Magic Fantasy Folklore Ghost Demon Qing Dynasty China

Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, also known as Strange Tales of Liaozhai, is a collection of nearly 500 short stories written by Pu Songling during the Qing Dynasty. Set in a fantastical world where the boundaries between reality and the supernat...