Stories Told While Trimming The Wick - Qu You

The Hsu-tang Library Presents Authoritative And Eminently Readable Translations Of Classical Chinese Literature, In Bilingual Editions, Ranging Across Three Millennia And The Entire Sinitic World. Tales Told While Trimming The Wick By The Talented Scholar And Poet Of The Ming Dynasty, Qu You (1347-1433), Was The First Work Of Fiction Officially Banned In China, But Also The First Internationally Acclaimed Collection Of Chinese Short Stories. These Tales Often Seem Quite Modern In Their Character Development And Plot Intricacies, With Characters Facing Ethical And Moral Challenges That Are Just As Difficult To Navigate Today As They Were Over Six Hundred Years Ago.