Project Gutenberg 2008-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 63 Shan, Ben 單本 蕉葉帕 Jiao ye pa Produced by Huang Xiang-Ru "蕉葉帕" by Ben Shan is a fictional narrative written in a historical Chinese period, likely around the Song Dynasty. The story revolves around a young scholar named Long Xiang, who is depicted as talented and charming yet struggling with unfulfilled ambitions and romantic desires. The plot introduces a complex interplay between love, magical transformations, and societal expectations. The opening of the book establishes the main character, Long Xiang, and his predicament of unrequited love as he yearns for the affection of a young woman named Weak Sister, who is the daughter of a prominent official. As he maneuvers through his feelings while attempting to keep the troublesome Hu Gongzi at bay, the narrative hints at deeper mystical elements with the inclusion of a fox spirit that seeks to meddle with human lives for its own desires. This blend of romance, comedy, and the supernatural sets the tone for the unfolding tale, weaving a cultural context within which themes of loyalty, ambition, and fate are explored. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh Chinese fiction -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 152278 152226 2024-09-11T12:01:57.125917 2023-09-12T05:57:35.748274 text/html text/html 152271 152219 2024-09-11T12:01:57.283919 2023-09-12T05:57:35.887260 text/html text/html 97234 2024-09-11T12:02:00.370879 application/epub+zip 98133 2024-09-11T12:01:58.454894 application/epub+zip 98134 2024-09-11T12:01:57.691918 application/epub+zip 205437 2024-09-11T12:02:01.834895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199934 2024-09-11T12:01:59.928898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200012 2022-09-12T13:02:03.151611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144182 2024-09-11T12:01:56.951912 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144061 2021-01-04T08:43:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 61486 2021-01-04T08:43:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 16948 2024-09-11T12:02:01.960878 application/rdf+xml 9566 2024-09-11T12:01:58.035901 image/jpeg 2777 2024-09-11T12:01:57.864893 image/jpeg 98825 2024-09-11T12:01:57.296895 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