{"product_id":"strange-tales-from-a-chinese-studio-eerie-and-fantastic-chinese-stories-of-the-supernatural-164-short-stories-paperback","title":"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Eerie and Fantastic Chinese Stories of the Supernatural (164 Short Stories) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePu Songling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHerbert A. Giles\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eVictoria Cass\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, \u003ci\u003eStrange Tales from a Chinese Studio\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of supernatural-themed tales compiled from ancient Chinese folk stories by Songling Pu in the eighteenth century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese tales of ghosts, magic, vampirism, and other things bizarre and fantastic are an excellent Chinese companion to Lafcadio Hearn's well-known collections of Japanese ghost stories \u003ci\u003eKwaidan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Ghostly Japan.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlready a true classic of Chinese literature and of supernatural tales in general, this new edition of the Herbert A. Giles translation converts the work to Pinyin for the first time and includes a new foreword by Victoria Cass that properly introduces the book to both readers of Chinese literature and of hair-raising tales best read with the lights turned low on a quiet night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome of the stories found in these pages include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tiger of Zhaocheng\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Magic Sword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiss Lianziang, the Fox-Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Quarrelsome Brothers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Princess Lily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Rip Van Winkle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Resuscitated Corpse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaoist Miracles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Chinese Solomon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSongling Pu\u003c\/b\u003e, 1640-1715, was an author of China's Qing Dynasty. He spent the bulk of his life working as a private tutor, during which time he collected the stories that were to be published to great acclaim as Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbert A. Giles\u003c\/b\u003e (1845-1935) was one of the most acclaimed Sinologists of his era and the Chair of Chinese at Cambridge. He is one of the creators of the \"Wade-Giles\" system of romanization, the author of several Chinese-English dictionaries, and translator of numerous classics, such as Gems of Chinese Literature and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria B. Cass\u003c\/b\u003e received her doctorate in Chinese language and literature from the University of California, Berkeley. She is professor emeritus at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is the author of Dangerous Women: Warriors, Grannies and Geishas of the Ming and In the Realm of the Gods: Lands, Myths, and Legends of China.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984079061293,"sku":"9780804849081","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/elliTms4azhyUXpXNXRpYk9TK3hpQT09.webp?v=1776081798","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/strange-tales-from-a-chinese-studio-eerie-and-fantastic-chinese-stories-of-the-supernatural-164-short-stories-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}