MENGLONG, FENG & TED WANG AND CHEN CHEN (TRANSLATORS)

The Oil Vendor and the Courtesan Tales from the Ming Dynasty

New York: Welcome Rain Publishers, 2007. First American Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1566491401. Illustrated boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 9.10 X 6.20 X 0.80 inches; 260 pages; "These eight tales from the Song and Ming Dynasties present readers with a colorful tapestry of adventure and misadventure, erotic romance, crafty intrigue, supernatural fantasy, comedies of errors, and crimes and punishment in sixteenth and seventeenth century China." This is the second of a series of books featuring short stories by two writers from the Ming dynasty in China; Feng Menlong (1574-1646) and Ling Menchu (1580-1644). This book concentrates on the stories by Feng Menlong.. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 18548

Catalogue: World literature::China

Keywords: 1566491401 short stories Fiction::Short Stories