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Also known as P'u Sung-ling, Jianchen, Liaozhai, Liuquan, Liuxian, Pu Song-Ling

Chinese writer (1640–1715)

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Pu Songling (1640–1715) was a male writer, children's writer, poet, and playwright from the Ming and Qing dynasties. He was born and died in Zichuan District, also identified as Zibo, Shandong Province, China. His native name is 蒲松齡, and he used the courtesy names 留仙 and 劍臣, as well as the art names 聊齋 and 柳泉. He spoke, wrote, and signed in Chinese.

His notable work is *Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio*, also known as 聊齋誌異. Other works include 聊齋志異拾遺, (詳註)聊齋志異圖詠, 瓜棚下的怪談, 聊齋志異 /[, and 聊齋誌異外書磨難曲. He is associated with the department of Writing.

Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, TMDb, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1640
Died
1715
Works
236

Top works

  • 聊齋誌異
  • 聊齋志異拾遺
  • (詳註)聊齋志異圖詠
  • 瓜棚下的怪談, 聊齋志異 /[
  • 聊齋誌異外書磨難曲

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Key facts

Born
( 1640-06-05 ) 5 June 1640, Zibo , Shandong , Ming China
Died
25 February 1715 (1715-02-25) (aged 74)
Occupation
Writer
Language
Classical Chinese
Nationality
Chinese
Period
Qing dynasty
Subject
Chinese literature
Notable works
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio ( Liaozhai zhiyi )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Qing dynasty
Place of birth
Zichuan District
Place of death
Zichuan District
Languages spoken
Chinese
Image
Pu Songling.jpg
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date of birth
1640-06-05
date of death
1715-08-14
name in native language
蒲松齡
courtesy name
留仙
Commons category
Pu Songling
art name
柳泉
Commons Creator page
Pu Songling
name in kana
ほ しょうれい
Sources (4)

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Pu Songling, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Pu Songling (Chinese: 蒲松齡, 5 June 1640 – 25 February 1715) was a Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty, best known as the author of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Liaozhai zhiyi).

Biography

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