Slapping the table in amazement : a Ming Dynasty story collection / Ling Mengchu ; translated by Shuhui Yang and Yunqin Yang ; introduction by Robert E. Hegel.

"Slapping the table in amazement is the unabridged English translation of the famous story collection Pai an jingqi 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 fro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ling, Mengchu, 1580-1644 (Author)
Other Authors:	Yang, Shuhui (Translator), Yang, Yunqin (Translator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Chinese
Published:	Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Short stories, Chinese > Translations into English. Chinese fiction > Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 > Translations into English. China > Social life and customs > 17th century > Fiction. Fiction. Translations. Short stories.
Uniform Title:	Pai an jing qi.

Table of Contents:

The Man whose luck has turned chances upon Dongting Tangerines; The Merchant from Persia reveals the secrets of a turtle shell
Yao Dizhu flees from disgrace only to incur more disgrace; Zhang Yue'e uses a mistake to advance her own interests
Liu Dongshan brags about his prowess at the city gate; Eighteenth brother leaves his mark in the village tavern
Cheng Yuanyu pays for a meal at a restaurant; Lady Eleventh explains swordsmanship on Mount Cloud
Zhang Derong encounters a tiger sent by the gods as a matchmaker; Pei Yueke becomes the lucky mate just in time for the blissful date
Zhao the Nun drugs a beauty into a stupor; Jia the Scholar takes revenge in a brilliant move
Emperor Minghuang of Tang, a daoist devotee, seeks out eminent daoists; Consort Wu, a buddhist disciple, witnesses contests of magic power
General Wu repays the debt of one meal; Chen Dalang reunites with two loved ones
In the Director's garden, young ladies enjoy a swing-set party; at Pure and Peaceful temple, husband and wife laugh and cry at their reunion
Scholar Han takes a wife in a wave of panic; Prefect Wu makes a match for a talented scholar
An evil boatman commits blackmail with a dead body; a heartless servant wrongfully presses murder charges
Mr. Tao takes in strangers seeking shelter from the rain; Jiang Zhenqing gains a wife with a jest
Mr. Zhao spoils his son and dies as a result; Magistrate Zhang sentences an unfilial son to death in an ironclad case
To steal money, Yu Dajiao does violence to a drunken man; To confront the culprit in court, Yang Hua attaches himself to a woman's body
Squire Wei, with his merciless heart, plots to seize another man's property; Scholar Chen, with his clever plan, wins back his house
Zhang Liu'er lays one of his many traps; Lu Huiniang severs a bond of marriage
Prayer services are held at West Hill Temple for a departed soul; A coffin is prepared in the Kaifeng yamen for a living criminal
An alchemist turns half a grain of millet into a nine-cycle pill; A rich man squanders thousands of taels of silver to win a beauty's smile
Li Gongzuo ingeniously reads a dream; Xie Xiao'e cleverly snares pirates
Li Kerang sends a blank letter; Liu Yuanpu begets two precious sons
Yuan"s face-reading skills impress the high and mighty; Zheng's good deed wins him a hereditary title
With money, a commoner gains an official post; out of luck, a prefect becomes a boatman
The older sister's soul leaves her body to fulfill a wish; The younger sister recovers from illness to renew a bond
The old demon of Yanguan County indulges in debauchery; The bodhisattva on Mount Huihai puts the evil spirits to death
Revenue manager Zhao leaves word for his love a thousand li away; Su Xiaojuan achieves happiness with a single poem
In a competition for sexual favor, a village woman is murdered; In claiming celestial authority, a judge solves a case
Gu Axiu donates to a nunnery with joy; Cui Junchen is shown the lotus screen through a clever scheme
The master of Golden Light Cave recalls the past; The venerable elder of Jade Void Cave is enlightened about his previous life
They remain loyal to each other through their trysts; His success is announced at the jailhouse
Commissioner Wang rides roughshod over his subordinates; Adjutant Li gets his comeuppance from a reincarnated victim
Priest He commits fornication via black magic; Registrar Zhou wipes out rebels via fornication
Mr. Hu corrupts a fellow man in a wife-swapping scheme; A Chan master in meditation explains the principle of retribution
Squire Zhang, in his noble-mindedness, adopts an orphan; Judge Bao, in his wisdom, recovers a document
Scholar Wenren shows his prowess at Cuifu Nunnery; The Nun Jingguan goes in glory to Huangsha Lane
A pauper keeps temporary watch over another man's money; A miser resorts to tricks when buying his nemesis's son
The Monk of the Eastern Hall invites demonic spirits during a lapse in vigilance; The man in black commits murder in an abduction attempt
Qutu Zhongren cruelly kills other creatures; The YunZhou Prefect helps his nephew in the Netherworld
To stake his claim on the family fortune, a jealous son-in-law plots against the rightful heir; To continue the bloodline, a filial daughter hides her brother
Heavenly preceptors, with their theatrics, claim to subdue drought demons; a county magistrate, in his sincerity, prays for sweet rain from heaven
On the Huayin trail, Li meets one extraordinary man; The Jiangling Commander opens three mysterious envelopes.

Slapping the table in amazement : a Ming Dynasty story collection / Ling Mengchu ; translated by Shuhui Yang and Yunqin Yang ; introduction by Robert E. Hegel.

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