by Pu Songling
First published 2021
In the idyllic Lodge of Leisures, the eccentric scholars of ancient China encounter the inexplicable. A young man falls for a ghostly beauty. A monk seeks to unravel the mystery of a cursed painting. Pu Songling's timeless stories blend the natural and the supernatural, the humorous and the chilling. Readers will be captivated by these vivid portrayals of the unknown lurking beneath the mundane.
Genres: short-stories, literary-fiction, 20th-century, fantasy, folklore, asian-american, chinese-literature
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, magical-realism
Setting: Lodge of Leisures
Period: Ancient
260 pages · Paperback · Createspace Independent Publishing Platform