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100 must-read classics, as chosen by our readers
100 Must-Read Classic Books, As Chosen By Our Readers | Fiction, Novels & More
A Prisoner of My Abandonment
Image: Gianni Dagli Orti.This week, we’re publishing four short excerpts…
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
The Strange Tales 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. Here 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. In 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.
The Story of the Stone, Volume III
The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of theRed Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, of which The Warning Voice is the third, it chartsthe glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closelyaccords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two maincharacters, Bao-yu and Dai-yu, are set against a rich tapestry of humour,realistic detail and delicate poetry, which accurately reflects
The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin Volume II The Crab Flower Club
The Story of the Stone: a Chinese Novel: Vol 1, The Golden Days (Penguin Classics)
The Story of the Stone: a Chinese Novel: Vol 1, The Golden Days (Penguin Classics): Amazon.co.uk: Cao Xueqin: 9780140442939: Books