false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172258465m/155054.jpg 155054 1 <B>Exquisite Chinese stories of the supernatural</B> <BR><BR> Eminent Chinese scholar John Minford's superb translation captures the consummate skill and understated humor of Pu Songling's classic <I>Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio</I>. With elegant prose, witty wordplay, and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this collection reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems. In his tales of shape-shifting spirits, bizarre phenomena, haunted buildings, and enchanted objects, Pu Songling pushes the boundaries of human experience and enlightens as he entertains.<BR> * Includes an introduction, suggestions for further reading, glossary, notes, and illustrations 149666 31 10 2006 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Penguin Classics) total:26|5:8|4:11|3:5|2:2| 26 103 57 5 4 0 false false Wed Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 15:07:33 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 20:17:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 08:50:25 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 15:24:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 05 07:51:54 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 07:52:15 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon May 11 09:58:36 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 11:20:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 03 15:15:37 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 15:17:40 -0700 2008 some of my favorite short stories]]> 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 12:31:06 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 12:31:06 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 04 16:46:24 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 16:46:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 29 18:09:45 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 18:09:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 06 06:53:14 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 06:53:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 28 23:36:12 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 23:36:12 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 28 21:57:07 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 21:57:07 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Sep 04 04:05:42 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 04:07:12 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 29 23:41:57 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 23:42:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 17 14:04:52 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 14:04:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 15 17:54:03 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 17:54:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 07 05:26:32 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 05:26:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 13:31:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 13:31:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 10 14:31:29 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 14:31:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 17:31:02 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 22:07:20 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 17:31:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 04 15:43:34 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 23:36:39 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=155054