An Account of Marvels and of Beasts - Niu Sengru

Name: An Account of Marvels and of Beasts - Niu Sengru
Brand: Sublunary Editions
SKU: 9781969287077
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An Account of Marvels and of Beasts by Niu Sengru, translated by Maxwell Massa / 356-page paperback, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, published in the Empyrean Series by Sublunary / ISBN 9781969287077

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“Oh, are the transformations of gods and faeries truly thus, or is it all the bewitchment of charlatans plying their art? For it is not a thing that the common knowledge touches on. As to sparrows becoming clams, pheasants becoming oysters, people becoming tigers, the rotted grass becoming fireflies, dung beetles becoming cicadas, and sea beasts becoming rocs… For the transformations of all things, those who write and compose their records cannot reach them with their knowledge, and it is all beyond their eyes and ears.”/p>

Never before translated into English, An Account of Marvels and of Beasts is a collection of forty-four supernatural tales from ninth-century China. Ghosts, spirits, vanishings, epic drinking bouts, and visions of hell are to be found in these premodern stories. This edition includes a robust textual apparatus by translator Maxwell Massa that gives the historical context of the Tang dynasty. Included are an introduction, a biographical and a topographical appendix, and many footnotes.

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