{"product_id":"strange-tales-from-a-chinese-studio-by-pu-songling-9780140447408","title":"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA major new translation of a classic of Chinese literature almost completely unknown to the English-speaking world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Strange Tales\u003c\/em\u003e of Pu Songling (1640-1715) are exquisite and amusing miniatures that are regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction. With their elegant prose, witty wordplay, and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this selection reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere a Taoist monk conjures up a magical pear tree, a scholar recounts his previous incarnations, a woman out-foxes the fox-spirit that possesses her, a child bride gives birth to a thimble-sized baby, a ghostly city appears out of nowhere, and a heartless daughter-in-law is turned into a pig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his tales of humans coupling with shape-shifting spirits, bizarre phenomena, haunted buildings, and enchanted objects, Pu Songling pushes back the boundaries of human experience and enlightens as he entertains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46510099497196,"sku":"9780140447408","price":29.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27361853482237.jpg?v=1748792188","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/strange-tales-from-a-chinese-studio-by-pu-songling-9780140447408","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}