The author of "Wolf" Pu Songling (1640-1715, the 13th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty - the 54th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty) was a writer of strange novels in the Qing Dynasty in China, with the courtesy name Liuxian and Yizijian. Chen, also known as Liuquan Jushi, was from Zichuan County, Shandong Province (now Zichuan District, Zibo City) (ethnicity is disputed), and he was known as "Mr. Liaozhai" in the world.
Pu Songling liked to collect weird folk stories. After his death, he became famous for his collection of short stories "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", which created many representative characters such as Nie Xiaoqian, Qingfeng, Yingning and Lianxiang. Artistic images of sexual fox fairies and female ghosts. Pu Songling was keen on seeking fame, but his imperial examination results were not satisfactory. Writing "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" not only satisfied his curiosity, but also became a way for him to express his personal thoughts.
In August of the ninth year of Kangxi (1671), Pu Songling worked as an aide for fellow Jinshi Sun Hui in Baoying County, Jiangsu Province. He then went to Gaoyou and returned to his hometown a year later. At home, he stayed with the Jin gentry Gao Heng and Tang Menglai visited Mount Laoshan. In the twelfth year, he lived in Wang Guanzheng's home in Fengquan Township.
In the 48th year of Kangxi reign (1709), Pu Songling bid farewell to Chuorantang of Bijia Shiyinyuan. During this period, he taught for nearly 40 years until he returned home at the age of 71. Kangxi died of illness in the fifty-fourth year of his reign, and his life was quite unhappy.
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Pu Songling spent decades writing a collection of short stories "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", and continued to revise and add them. . His book uses the style of Tang romance novels and criticizes the society and politics of the time through talking about foxes and ghosts. He also wrote "Collected Works from a Chinese Studio", "Collected Poems from a Chinese Studio", "Songs from a Chinese Studio" and various popular books about agriculture and medicine. He once wrote 14 kinds of slang songs.
"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" is China's most accomplished collection of short stories in classical Chinese. It not only brings together the culmination of legendary novels about strange things, but also brings the artistic level of short stories to an unprecedented height. " and so on constitute the continuous peak in the history of Chinese literature.
Afterwards, many companies competed to reprint it. The famous editions include Qingke Pavilion version, Zhuxuezhai version, etc., and imitation works such as "Xie Duo", "Xin Qi Xie", "Ye Yu Qiu Leng Lu" and so on have appeared one after another. . Ji Yun's "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" is also a note novel produced under his influence. This book is not only a treasure house of Chinese literature, but also an Oriental treasure in the world library.
In 1848, American Wei Sanwei translated "Pear Planting" and "Criticizing Duck" into English. Until now, "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" has been translated into thirty versions in eighteen languages ??including English, French, German and Czech. It is popular around the world and has had an important influence on the development of Japanese literature. There are more than 100 "Liao Zhai" publications across the country, and more than 160 plays, movies, and TV series based on "Liao Zhai" stories.