{"product_id":"slapping-the-table-in-amazement-a-ming-dynasty-story-collection-pdf-version","title":"Slapping the Table in Amazement: A Ming Dynasty Story Collection (PDF - Version)","description":"\u003cp\u003e- Delivery by email. Can be DOWNLOAD IMMEDIATELY after purchasing.\u003cbr\u003e- PDF eBook eTextbook Only! NO Online Access. NO Physical Book, Can be read on any devices (Kindle, NOOK, Android\/IOS devices, Windows, MAC).\u003cbr\u003e- WE NOW ACCEPT CREDIT CARD, PAYPAL payments\u003cbr\u003e- If you need EPUB Version, please contact to us\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlapping the Table in Amazement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePai'an jingqi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Ling Mengchu (1580–1644), originally published in 1628. The forty lively stories gathered here present a broad picture of traditional Chinese society and include characters from all social levels. We learn of their joys and sorrows, their views about life and death, and their visions of the underworld and the supernatural.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLing was a connoisseur of popular literature and a seminal figure in the development of Chinese literature in the vernacular, which paved the way for the late-imperial Chinese novel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlapping the Table in Amazement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e includes translations of verse and prologue stories as well as marginal and interlinear comments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mengchu Ling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14303913476165,"sku":"9780295742120","price":37.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0037\/4623\/4437\/products\/51QfNLy9W9L._SX331_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1537377824","url":"https:\/\/saporo-books.myshopify.com\/products\/slapping-the-table-in-amazement-a-ming-dynasty-story-collection-pdf-version","provider":"Saporo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}