Strange Tales from a Chinese Studiois a collection of nearly 500 short stories written in classical Chinese by Pu Songling (1640-1715) during the early Qing Dynasty.
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The tales are set in a world where the supernatural—fox spirits, ghosts, demons, and immortals—seamlessly blends with the human realm. They are not mere horror stories; instead, Pu Songling used the supernatural as a profound vehicle to explore human emotions, social relationships, and to offer sharp critiques of th