Tian Qilang
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"Tian Qilang" (Chinese: 田七郎; pinyin: Tián Qīláng) is a short story by Pu Songling first published in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (1740). The story revolves around Wu Chengxiu, who befriends the title character, a young hunter, and the series of unfortunate events they experience thereafter. In writing "Tian Qilang", Pu was heavily influenced by biographies of famous assassins in Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian; Pu's story has in turn been adapted into a television series story arc, a film, and a play.
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Short story by Pu Songling | |||
Original title | 田七郎 (Tian Qilang) | ||
Translator | Sidney L. Sondergard (2008) | ||
Country | China | ||
Language | Chinese | ||
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Published in | Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio | ||
Media type | Print (Book) | ||
Publication date | 1740 | ||
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