<DIV><B>Exquisite Chinese stories of the supernatural</B><br><BR> Eminent Chinese scholar John Minford's superb translation captures the consummate skill and understated humor of Pu Songling's classic <I>Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio</I>. With elegant prose, witty wordplay, and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this collection reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems. In his tales of shape-shifting spirits, bizarre phenomena, haunted buildings, and enchanted objects, Pu Songling pushes the boundaries of human experience and enlightens as he entertains.<BR> * Includes an introduction, suggestions for further reading, glossary, notes, and illustrations<BR><BR></DIV>