Ghost Stories Of 17th Century China: From Po Chung-Ling's Liu Tzai Pavilion

Synopsis

<p>"These surreal, disquieting but compelling fables gain from being narrated in crisp, simple language. This spellbinding collection is not for the faint-hearted, but it will haunt you for days afterwards."<br> -South China Morning Post</p> <p>Indulge in the bizarre fantasy world of the Qing Dynasty through the eyes of the wildly imaginative scholar Po Chung-Ling, the pioneer of hip horror. Author Julie Lipson takes inspiration from and interprets Po's Strange Tales of Liu Tzai Pavilion. Cutting-edge at its inception, banned during certain periods, and obscure for more than a century, Lipson presents selected stories of this cult classic to the Western world for the fi rst time and shares her collection of macabre tales of exquisite phantoms and ghoulish freaks.</p>