The Chinese Fairy Book

ISBN 10: 0486454355 / ISBN 13: 9780486454351

Published by Dover Publications, 2008

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0486454355I4N00

Synopsis:

Abundant with imperiled princesses, sorcerers both kind and evil, anthropomorphic animals, otherworldly ghosts, and more engaging characters, this captivating collection of yarns from ancient China offers 73 spellbinding stories. Glowing with timeless myths and legends, the tales have been carefully arranged as "Nursery Fairy Tales," "Legends of the Gods," "Tales of Saints and Magicians," "Nature and Animal Tales," "Ghost Stories," "Historic Legends," and "Literary Fairy Tales."
Selected from original Far Eastern sources and presented here in modern translations by Frederick H. Martens, these magical narratives will strike familiar chords with all readers . . . yet they remain uniquely Chinese, and simply wonderful!

About the Author: Dr. Richard Wilhelm was a German sinologist and translated multiple philosophical works from China. He resided in China for 25 years, and fell in love with the country, giving the West one of the first views of Chinese literature. He has been credited as having the most influence on sharing the spirituality of Asia to the West, and was the founder of the China Institute.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Chinese Fairy Book
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Hood, George W.
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket