Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
Liaozhai zhiyi ("Liaozhai"; ), known in English as Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio or Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, is a Chinese romance fantasy novel. It is collection of Classical Chinese stories by Qing dynasty writer Pu Songling, comprising close to five hundred "marvel tales" in the "zhiguai" and "chuanqi" styles, which serve to implicitly criticise societal problems then. Dating back to the Qing dynasty, its earliest publication date is given as 1740. Since then, many of the critically lauded stories have been adapted for other media such as film and television.