Hidden and visible realms
Subtitle: early medieval Chinese tales of the supernatural and the fantastic
By: compiled by Liu Yiqing ; edited and translated by Zhenjun Zhang
Contributors: Zhang, Zhenjun, editor, translator
Series: Translations from the Asian classics; Translations from the Asian classics
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780231187169
Subjects: Chinese Fantasy fiction; Tales; Translations into English; Chinese Paranormal fiction
Other titles: Early medieval Chinese tales of the supernatural and the fantastic; Chinese tales of the supernatural and the fantastic
Work titles: You ming lu
Description: "The Hidden and Visible Realms (Youming lu) is one of the most significant collections of Chinese zhiguai "Records of the Strange" literature. It is distinguished by its varied contents, elegant style of writing, and fascinating stories. This is the first complete English translation of the original, and Zhang has done significant editorial work on the collection, collecting every item that has been attributed to the volume, but placing those of suspect provenance in the appendix. The work is also significant for its early inclusion of Buddhist themes, making it of great interest to scholars of religion of the early medieval period"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210) and index.

Translated from the Chinese.