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Includes stories that were pivotal to the development of Chinese vernacular fiction, and their importance in the Chinese literary canon and world literature has been compared to that of Boccaccio's Decameron and the stories of One Thousand and One Nights.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Translators’ Note
Chronology of Chinese Dynasties
Stories from the Sanyan
1. Jiang Xingge Reencounters His Pearl Shirt
2. Yang Siwen Meets an Old Acquaintance in Yanshan
3. Yu Boya Smashes His Zither in Gratitude to an Appreciative Friend
4. Judge Bao Solves a Case through a Ghost That Appeared Thrice
5. Madam White Is Kept Forever under Thunder Peak Tower
6. Du Shiniang Sinks Her Jewel Box in Anger
7. The Oil-Peddler Wins the Queen of Flowers
8. The Leather Boot as Evidence against the God Erlang’s Impostor
9. Over Fifteen Strings of Cash, a Jest Leads to Dire Disasters
Notes

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A Paperback / softback by Feng Menglong, Shuhui Yang, Yunqin Yang

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    Publisher: University of Washington Press
    Publication Date: 01/01/2015
    ISBN13: 9780295994222, 978-0295994222
    ISBN10: 0295994223
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Includes stories that were pivotal to the development of Chinese vernacular fiction, and their importance in the Chinese literary canon and world literature has been compared to that of Boccaccio's Decameron and the stories of One Thousand and One Nights.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Translators’ Note
    Chronology of Chinese Dynasties
    Stories from the Sanyan
    1. Jiang Xingge Reencounters His Pearl Shirt
    2. Yang Siwen Meets an Old Acquaintance in Yanshan
    3. Yu Boya Smashes His Zither in Gratitude to an Appreciative Friend
    4. Judge Bao Solves a Case through a Ghost That Appeared Thrice
    5. Madam White Is Kept Forever under Thunder Peak Tower
    6. Du Shiniang Sinks Her Jewel Box in Anger
    7. The Oil-Peddler Wins the Queen of Flowers
    8. The Leather Boot as Evidence against the God Erlang’s Impostor
    9. Over Fifteen Strings of Cash, a Jest Leads to Dire Disasters
    Notes

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