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Date: 1766-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: Chinese
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畫壁?Huà bì
Title Record # 1752174
Author:
蒲松龄?Pú Sōnglíng
Pu Songlin
Pu Sung-ling
Pu Songlin
Pu Sung-ling
Date: 1766-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: Chinese
Note: This is tale #6 in Pu Songling's collection of Strange Tales from a Chatterbox's Studio (聊齋誌異, Liáozhāi zhìyì), usually known as Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio or Strange Tales from Liaozhai.
The Chinese title of this story means literally "painted wall" or "mural"; it appears as 画壁 in simplified Chinese characters. It is composed of 畫, huà, "to paint; painting" and 壁 bì, "wall" (among other meanings).
- This classic story was adapted as Mural, a 2011 Chinese film directed by Gordon Chan.
Synopsis: This is the story of Zhu Xiaolian, a poor scholar who travels to the capital to take an examination, accompanied by his servant. Along the way they capture a thief who, trying to escape, enters a temple. While taking a break, Zhu becomes distracted by a mural and enters into the fantasy land of fairies.
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio: Vol. I | 1880-00-00 | P'u Sung-Ling | Thomas De La Rue & Co. |
xxxii+ 432 |
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
coll | ||||
Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures | 1913-00-00 | uncredited | Constable & Co. Ltd. |
xiv+ 166 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||||
The Dream Adventure | 1963-00-00 | ed. Roger Caillois | The Orion Press | $5.95?$: US dollar |
xxxiii+ 285 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Wladislaw Finne | ||
The Painted Wall and Other Strange Tales | 2003-10-28 | Pu Sung-ling | Tundra Books | 0-88776-652-8 | $16.95?$: US dollar |
x+ 109 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Brian Deines | |
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio | 2006-10-31 | Pu Songling | Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) | 978-0-14-044740-8 | £12.99?£: UK pound |
xxxviii+ 562 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
coll | Steve Marking , uncredited |