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I randomly found this book while I was in the SOAS library. Its a lovely translation of a 6th century book of ghost stories. It has a brief introduction to the stories, talking about their provenance and the author. The stories are literary rather than literal translations to be read and understood by non-specialists though the author includes some translation notes at the end of the stories.The only problem with this book is it uses the Gwoyeu Romatzyh system of romanization of Chinese characters. Now Im pretty good at Wade Giles and Pinyin but this was totally mad. I just couldnt figure out what most of the words were supposed to be. This took away a lot of enjoyment for me as it felt like I was back reading another cultures work and not something that I was familiar with. Which was quite disappointing. The stories themselves were quite good. Some I liked better than others. There were 64 stories in all. What was surprisng was the vast number of stories about court. Most of the ghost stories Ive read from later periods in Chinese history tend not to focus on the very high elite but are more about the lives of ordinary people, or at the very best litarati or local government officals. It was interesting to see the stories told on a national level. There could be some interseting analysis of this. The stories being told to show how justice was eventually reached even if it wasnt meted out correctly in the first place. The stories were very much of the no bad deed goes un-punished variety. Another thing that was interesting was how sometimes it would take years after the person saw the ghost for them to die. It was like the ghost had been inserted into a historical story. My favourite stories were the ones that were about ordinary people. A girl who was executed for being a bandit when she wasnt, a woman haunting an inn, a ghost who threw his clothes in the air so people could find his body. The lower stories were more interseting as they seemed to divert the most from the official histories. Im very glad I found this book in the library as its £100 on abebooks. I think I will scan my favourite stories before giving it back.
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