Project Gutenberg 2008-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 196 Yuan, Mei 1716 1798 袁枚 Suiyuanlaoren 子不語 Zi Bu Yu "子不語" by Mei Yuan is a collection of Chinese tales written in the 18th century. The work encompasses a series of supernatural anecdotes that intertwine the themes of the paranormal with moral lessons. The stories often feature a mixture of human emotions and the consequences of one's actions, all portrayed through a lens of fantastical and strange occurrences. At the start of "子不語," the author introduces the philosophical underpinning of the tales, emphasizing a focus on the unexplained and the spectral elements of existence. The narrative opens with a brief preface that discusses the role of the supernatural in human affairs, hinting at the characters' interactions with ghosts and spirits. The first story features a wealthy official who dies young, examining the profound impact of his premature death on his loyal servant and concubines, along with a mysterious Taoist who promises to resurrect him at a grave cost. This blend of moral reflection and fantasy sets the tone for the subsequent anecdotes, which explore various encounters with the supernatural, revealing deeper truths about human nature and responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Ghost stories, Chinese Fantasy fiction, Chinese PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 855544 855545 2024-10-11T04:33:36.672960 2023-09-11T07:58:17.634845 text/html text/html 855537 855538 2024-10-11T04:33:36.957958 2023-09-11T07:58:17.768872 text/html text/html 473738 2024-10-11T04:33:42.626461 application/epub+zip 483494 2024-10-11T04:33:38.864892 application/epub+zip 483493 2024-10-11T04:33:37.647962 application/epub+zip 870833 2024-10-11T04:33:45.815353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 858010 2024-10-11T04:33:41.982910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 843046 2022-09-11T14:15:00.780173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 843846 2024-10-11T04:33:36.366903 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 843762 2008-04-30T08:58:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 418074 2008-04-30T08:58:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18581 2024-10-11T04:33:45.947379 application/rdf+xml 7343 2024-10-11T04:33:38.186892 image/jpeg 2235 2024-10-11T04:33:37.913977 image/jpeg 466602 2024-10-11T04:33:37.027902 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia