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Pu Songling (1640-1715) was a Qing dynasty writer and collector of strange tales. He is best known for his work Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, which contains many stories of ghosts, spirits, and the supernatural.
Pu Songling (1640-1715) was a Chinese author who wrote Liaozhai zhiyi, a collection of 431 supernatural and fantastic tales. He also wrote a realistic novel about a unhappy marriage, Xingshi yinyuanzhuan, and influenced many imitators and adaptations.
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Pu Songling (1640-1715) was a Qing dynasty writer of zhiguai and chuanqi stories, also known as Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Learn about his life, works, themes, literary significance and adaptations.
Nov 14, 2017 · First English translation of Pu Songling's collection of classical Chinese stories, including magical pear trees, thimble-sized babies, ghostly cities, and mean spirited daughters-in-law being turned into pigs.
Pu Songling 蒲松齡 (1640-1715), the author of the “Strange Tales from Liaozhai,” was a native of Zichuan County, in the Shandong Province. “Liaozhai” is the name given by the author to his private study room, where he composed his work.
Pu Songling, born in 1640 and passing away in 1715, left an indelible mark on Chinese literature. His masterful storytelling skillfully blurs the lines between the supernatural and reality, offering readers a profound exploration of the human experience through the lens of the extraordinary.
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Dec 19, 2019 · Pu Songling's (1640–1715) Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Liaozhai zhiyi) is arguably the most read, studied, translated, staged, and filmed ghost story collection in world literature.
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