Slapping the Table in Amazement

Mengchu Ling

earliest edition we have, 2018 University of Washington Press, 2018 928 pages

"Slapping the table in amazement is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection Pai an jingqi by Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), originally published in 1628. The forty lively stories gathered here present a broad picture of traditional Chinese society and include characters from all social levels. We learn of their joys and sorrows, their views about life and death, and their visions of the underworl...

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SLAPPING THE TABLE IN AMAZEMENT edition · 2018 · University of Washington Press · 928 pages · 9780295742137
Slapping the Table in Amazement edition · 2018 · University of Washington Press · 928 pages · 9780295742120
Slapping the Table in Amazement edition · 2018 · University of Washington Press · 9780295742144

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