Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes 1 and 2)

Songling Pu (1640–1715), also transliterated as P'u Sung-ling, was a Chinese writer renowned for his work 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio' (Liaozhai Zhiyi), which has significantly influenced Chinese literature and culture. Born in the late Ming dynasty in Zichuan (present-day Shandong province), Pu attained the lowest degree in the Chinese civil service examination but was never able to ad...