Chinese Folktales: An Anthology: An Anthology

by Yin-Lien C. Chin, Yetta S. Center, Mildred Ross

"Flows with the naturalness of conversation". -- The Small Press Book Review"Translated with simplicity and lucidity". -- The Book Reader

"This collection of twelve traditional tales from various parts of China in different time periods represents a popular choice and one sure to be well-received". -- Religious Studies Review

Genres: Childrens

190 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1996

Reviews

[Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm steamrolling through the 1,001 books to read before I grow up, and this is #2, chronologically. The stories were interesting and whimsical, and were filled with way-out-there non-sequitur details (he was walking down the street, and then he could fly, and he found a gem the size of the earth, and there was a dragon, and pretty much everyone is Harry Potter...), but most interesting of all is what ensued: complete ripoff by English speaking storytellers, who I don't think have gotten proper attribution. Anonymous must be upset.