Pu Songling became a famous Chinese writer thanks to his books about fox shapeshifters, sorcerers, ghosts, cursed mirrors, talking birds, and other strange creatures. His work was based on folk fables, but over time his own stories became part of folklore and were passed on orally. Pu Songling’s miniature prose is full of emotions, passions, fears, and instructions—both explicit and hidden. In his "Strange Tales," the real world and a magical frenzy are intertwined, creating exquisite, strange, and wise Eastern fairy tales.