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Ling Mengchu (Chinese: 凌濛初; pinyin: Líng Méngchū; Wade–Giles: Ling Meng-ch'u; 1580–1644) was a Chinese writer of the Ming Dynasty. He is best known for his vernacular short fiction collections Slapping the Table in Amazement (拍案驚奇), I and II.
Slapping the Table in Amazement ( Chinese: 初刻拍案驚奇) is a collection of vernacular short stories, written by Ling Mengchu (1580–1644). It was composed in the middle of the 17th century during the end of the Ming dynasty. It involves 78 stories in all and is divided into two parts: the first and the second ( Er Pai for short) Chinese ...
#Title(s) Of English Translation(s)Chinese Title1"The Man Whose Luck Has Turned Chances ...轉運漢遇巧洞庭紅波斯胡指破鼉龍殼 ...2"Yao Dizhu Flees from Disgrace Only to ...姚滴珠避羞惹羞鄭月娥將錯就錯 ...3"Liu Dongshan Brags about His Prowess at ...劉東山誇技順城門十八兄奇蹤村酒肆 ...4"Cheng Yuanyu Pays for a Meal at a ...程元玉店肆代償錢十一娘雲岡縱譚俠 ...Slapping the Table in Amazement is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection Pai’an jingqi by Ling Mengchu (1580–1644), originally published in 1628. The forty lively stories gathered here present a broad picture of traditional Chinese society and include characters from all social levels.
Jan 1, 2018 · Slapping the Table in Amazement is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection Pai’an jingqi by Ling Mengchu (1580–1644), originally published in 1628.
Aug 19, 2021 · Ling, Mengchu, 1580-1644. Publication date. 1998. Topics. Short stories, Chinese -- Translations into English, Manners and customs, Short stories, Chinese, China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction, China. Publisher.
Slapping the Table in Amazement is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection Pai'an jingqi by Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), originally published in 1628. The forty lively stories gathered here present a broad picture of traditional Chinese society and include characters from all social levels.
Slapping the Table in Amazement is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection Pai’an jingqi by Ling Mengchu (1580–1644), originally published in 1628. The forty lively stories gathered here present a broad picture of traditional Chinese society and include characters from all social levels.
