| "The Bookworm" | |||
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| Short story by Pu Songling | |||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:The_Bookworm_by_Pu_Songling.jpg) 19th-century illustration from Xiangzhu liaozhai zhiyi tuyong (Liaozhai Zhiyi with commentary and illustrations; 1886) | |||
| Original title | 书痴 (Shuchi) | ||
| Translator | Sidney L. Sondergard | ||
| Country | China | ||
| Language | Chinese | ||
| Genre(s) | Zhiguai Romance | ||
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| Published in | Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio | ||
| Publication type | Anthology | ||
| Publication date | c. 1740 | ||
| Published in English | 2014 | ||
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"The Bookworm" (simplified Chinese: 书痴; traditional Chinese: 書癡; pinyin: Shū Chī) is a short story by Pu Songling first published in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1740). The story revolves around an innocent scholar Lang Yuzhu and his romantic encounter with a celestial being hidden in his books. An English translation of the story by Sidney L. Sondergard was released in 2014.