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Title:

TALES FROM CHINA

By:

Cyril Birch

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

019275078X

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9780192750785

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

3 February, 2000

Pages:

208

Description:

This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being. There are folk-tales too, about ghosts and rain-makers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fish paste. Throughout the collection, the author brings to life all the magic and mystery of China.

Synopsis:

This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. There are folk-tales too, about ghosts and rain-makers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fishpaste. Throughout all these stories the author has kept the subtle oriental flavour of the originals and brings to life all the magic and mystery of China.

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black and white chapterhead illustrations

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Oxford University Press

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