| "A Strange Matter Concerning Pigeons" | |||
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| Short story by Pu Songling | |||
 19th-century illustration from Xiangzhu liaozhai zhiyi tuyong (Liaozhai Zhiyi with commentary and illustrations; 1886) | |||
| Original title | 鸽异 (Ge yi) | ||
| Translator | Sidney L. Sondergard (2009) | ||
| Country | China | ||
| Language | Chinese | ||
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| Publication | |||
| Published in | Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio | ||
| Media type | Print (Book) | ||
| Publication date | 1740 | ||
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"A Strange Matter Concerning Pigeons" (Chinese: 鸽异; pinyin: Gē yì), also translated variously as "A Strange Tale of Pigeons"[1] or "A Strangeness of Pigeons",[2] is a short story by Pu Songling first published in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1740). It revolves around Zhang Youliang, an avid pigeon-keeper who befriends a fellow collector and is entrusted to care for a few of his pigeons. The story has been translated into both English and French, and adapted into an art installation.
- ^ Chang & Chang 1998, p. 324.
- ^ Zeitlin 1997, p. 72.