具体描述
This fresh and elegant translation of 100 tales from 25 centuries of Chinese literature opens up a magical world far from our customary haunts. Illustrated with woodcuts.
作者简介
目录信息
Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies • (unknown) • interior artwork by Victo Ngai
ii • 'They say the orange tree produces a dry, sour orange when it grows in the south, a sweet, juicy one when it grows in the north. The leaves are similar, the taste of the fruit altogether different. Why so? Because the soil and water are not the same.' • interior artwork by Victo Ngai
xiii • Preface (Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies) • (unknown) • essay by Yiyun Li
xix • Introduction (Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies) • essay by Moss Roberts
5 • The Cricket • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
11 • The Waiting Maid's Parrot • short story by Hao Ko Tzu
17 • Sea Prince • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
19 • A Girl in Green • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
21 • Butterfly Dreams • short story by 莊子? (trans. of 蝴蝶的夢想? unknown) [as by Chuang Tzu]
22 • Suited to Be a Fish • short story by Li Fu-yen
27 • Li Ching and the Rain God • short story by Li Fu-yen
31 • Jade Leaves • short story by 列子?[as by Lieh Tzu]
32 • The Wizard's Lesson • short story by Li Fu-yen
The General's guard of several hundred men, swords drawn and bows taut, entered the space in front of the main hall. • interior artwork by Victo Ngai
39 • The Priest of Hardwork Mountain • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
43 • White Lotus Magic • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
46 • The Peach Thief • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
51 • The Magic Pear Tree • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
The priest poured the water over the seed he had planted ... Behold! a tiny shoot appeared. Steadily it increased in size until it became a full-grown tree, with twigs and leaves in unruly profusion. • interior artwork by Victo Ngai
53 • The Wine Well • short story by Chiang Ying-k'e
54 • Gold, Gold • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
55 • Stump Watching • short story by Han Fei Tzu
56 • Buying Shoes • short story by Han Fei Tzu
57 • The Missing Axe • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
58 • Overdoing It • short story by Chan Kuo Ts'e
59 • The Horse Trader • short story by Chan Kuo Ts'e
60 • The Silver Swindle • short story by Yüan Mei
63 • The Family's Fortune • short story by Chiang Ying-k'e
65 • The Leaf • short story by Han-tan Shun
66 • The Tiger Behind the Fox • short story by Chan Kuo Ts'e
67 • Rich Man of Sung • short story by Han Fei Tzu
68 • The Flying Bull • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
69 • Social Connections • short story by Ching Hsing-shao
73 • A Small Favor • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
76 • Pitted Loquats • short story by Tai Yen-nien
77 • Memory Trouble • short story by Lo Cho
78 • Medical Technique • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
81 • The Lost Horse • short story by Liu An
82 • The Deer in the Dream • short story by 列子? (trans. of 得鹿梦? unknown) [as by Lieh Tzu]
84 • Loss of Memory • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
86 • The Sun • short story by 列子?[as by Lieh Tzu]
89 • The Faithful Mouse • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
90 • The Loyal Dog • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
92 • Black and White • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
93 • The Dog Goes to Court • short story by Hsü Fang
95 • The Tale of the Trusty Tiger • short story by Wang Yu-ting
98 • The Repentant Tiger of Chaoch'eng • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
100 • Tiger Boys • short story by Hsü Fang
They changed into tigers. Roaring and leaping, they emerged from the woods. • interior artwork by Victo Ngai
103 • Human Bait • short story by Yüan Mei
105 • Educated Frogs and Martial Ants • short story by Yüan Mei
106 • The Snakeman • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
110 • The North Country Wolf • short story by Ma Chung-hsi
The scholar paid his respects to the tree, after giving a full account of the situation, put the question to the tree, 'So then, does the wolf have the right to eat me?' • interior artwork by Victo Ngai
119 • Counselor to the Wolves • short story by Yüan Mei
120 • Monkey Keeper • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
121 • Man and Beast • short story by 列子?[as by Lieh Tzu]
122 • Man or Beast • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
125 • The Fish Rejoice • short story by 莊子? [as by Chuang Tzu]
126 • Wagging My Tail in the Mud • short story by 莊子?[as by Chuang Tzu]
129 • Li Chi Slays the Serpent • (1979) • short story by Gan Bao [as by Kan Pao]
131 • The Black General • short story by Niu Seng-ju
The interior was like a large chamber. They saw a giant swine missing its left forefoot lying in a pool of blood. • interior artwork by Victo Ngai
136 • The Master and the Serving Maid • short story by Chi Yün
138 • A Cure for Jealousy • short story by Yüan Mei
144 • The Fortune Teller • short story by T'ao Tsung-i
147 • A Dead Son • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
148 • The Golden Toothpick • short story by T'ao Tsung-i
149 • The King's Favorite • short story by Han Fei Tzu
150 • The Divided Daughter • short story by Ch'en Hsüan-yu
155 • The Scholar's Concubine • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
159 • Three Former Lives • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
160 • The Monk from Everclear • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
The monk himself, unaware that he was dead, floated away with his soul intact. • interior artwork by Victo Ngai
165 • The Monk's Sins • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
167 • The Truth About Ghosts • short story by Huang Chün-tsai
170 • The Man Who Couldn't Catch a Ghost • short story by Chi Yün
171 • Ai Tzu and the Temple Ghost • short story by Su Shih
172 • Escaping Ghosts • short story by Lang Ying
173 • Test of Conviction • short story by Gan Bao [as by Kan Pao]
174 • Drinking Companions • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
179 • The Censor and the Tiger • short story by Chang Tu
184 • Underworld Justice • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
192 • Sharp Sword • short story by Pu Songling [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
193 • The Skull • short story by 莊子? [as by Chuang Tzu]
197 • The Sheep Butcher and His King • short story by 莊子? [as by Chuang Tzu]
198 • Sung Ting-po Catches a Ghost • short story by Gan Bao [as by Kan Pao]
199 • The Prime Minister's Coachman • short story by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
200 • The Royal Jewel • short story by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
203 • Country of Thieves • short story by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
204 • Strategy • short story by Tso Ch'iu-ming
206 • Buying Loyalty • short story by Chan Kuo Ts'e
210 • The Groom's Crimes • short story by yen Tzu Ch'un Ch'iu
211 • The Chain • short story by Liu Hsiang
212 • Hearsay • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
213 • Dreams • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
215 • The Mortal Lord • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
216 • One Word Solves a Mystery • short story by 祝允明? [as by Chu Yün-ming]
218 • A Wise Judge • short story by Yang Yü
220 • A Clever Judge • short story by Chang Shih-nan
221 • A Fine Phoenix • short story by Han-tan Shun
222 • Sun Tribute • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
223 • An Unofficial History of the Confucian Academy • short story by Wu Ching-tzu
Every day after tethering the buffalo, he would sit and read beneath the willows. • interior artwork by Victo Ngai
245 • Nature • short story by Chang Hua
246 • Civilization • short story by 列子? [as by Lieh Tzu]
247 • A Note on the Translation and Transcription of Chinese • essay by uncredited
249 • List of Sources • essay by uncredited
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