Tag: Chinese Literature

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Book Review: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling translated by Herbert A. Giles

December 11, 2023
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling

Hi, after writing this review, I found out that I have already read it way back in 2017! But apparently, my experience reading this the second time around is the same and I made many of the same points but in a different way. Still, I’ve not posted a review on this blog specifically so… Read More Book Review: Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling translated by Herbert A. Giles

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Book Review: The Japanese Discovery of Chinese Fiction by William C Hedberg

January 15, 2020
The Japanese Discovery of Chinese Fiction by William C Hedberg

The Japanese Discovery of Chinese Fiction is one of the library’s latest ebook acquisitions and hence featured in the “new arrivals” section. That section is also pretty prominent in the Overdrive app, which is how I found, and promptly downloaded, the book. It’s not The Tale of Genji, but I thought it might be interesting… Read More Book Review: The Japanese Discovery of Chinese Fiction by William C Hedberg