Three Lives (short story)

"Three Lives"
Short story by Pu Songling
Yama reviews Liu's record; 19th-century illustration from Xiangzhu liaozhai zhiyi tuyong (Liaozhai with commentary and illustrations; 1886)
Original title三生 (Sansheng)
TranslatorSidney L. Sondergard
CountryChina
LanguageChinese
Genre(s)Zhiguai
Chuanqi
Short story
Publication
Published inStrange Stories from a Chinese Studio
Publication typeAnthology
Publication datec. 1740
Published in English2008
Chronology
 
Wild Dog (野狗)
 
Fox in a Bottle (狐入瓶)

"Three Lives" (Chinese: ; pinyin: Sānshēng) is a short story by Pu Songling first published in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio which follows the past lives of a scholar. It has been adapted into a play and translated into English.