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    Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures
    Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures
    Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures
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    Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures

    By Pu Songling

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    A collection of strange short stories by the 17th-century Chinese writer from the Qing dynasty, Pu Songling. This collection ranges from stories about silly real-life problems of the upper classes to stories dealing with monsters, ghosts, and fox spirits. Songling brilliantly criticizes society and preaches morals through his stories.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateSep 15, 2022
    ISBN8596547314240
    Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures
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    Pu Songling

    Pu Songling (Chinese: 蒲松齡, 1640-1715) was a Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty, best known as the author of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Liaozhai zhiyi), a collection of four hundred and thirty-one classical Chinese stories. The work departed from the prevailing literary fashion that was dominated by more realistic huaben stories written in the colloquial language. Pu instead wrote his stories in the classical idiom, freely adopting forms and themes from the old chuanqi ("marvel tales") of the Tang and Song dynasties.

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