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ASIN: 1953124011
ID #115304
Amazon's Price: $ 24.99
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Summary of this Book...
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Written in 1789, five volumes of weird tales and ghost stories that combined supernatural autobiographical accounts with early speculative fictions. Combining insights into Chinese magic and metaphysics with tales of cannibal villages, sentient fogs, alien encounters, and fox spirits; as well as accounts of soul swapping, haunted cities, and the “jiangshi” (the Chinese vampire),
This type of Book is good for...
Can't find any new western Horror, so off I go, and this was superb! Written in first person and honestly puts ya right in it.
I especially liked...
The opening that I allowed to read, it made me get it and it didn't disappoint.
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to...
Read more on Chinese lore and horror.
This Book made me feel...
disturbing and insightful.
The author of this Book...
Yi Yu
Imperial Librarian
Investigator of the Strange
I recommend this Book because...
Just too good to pass on.
Further Comments...
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Empress Wu Books (June 7, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1953124011
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1953124012
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.84 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #42,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#7 in Chinese Literature
#44 in Horror Anthologies (Books)
#88 in Unexplained Mysteries (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars
85 ratings
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