| "Twenty Years a Dream" | |||
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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 | 連瑣 (Liansuo) | ||
| Translator | John Minford | ||
| Country | China | ||
| Language | Chinese | ||
| Genre(s) | Chuanqi | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio | ||
| Publication type | Anthology | ||
| Publication date | c. 1740 | ||
| Published in English | 2006 | ||
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"Twenty Years a Dream" (simplified Chinese: 连琐; traditional Chinese: 連瑣; pinyin: Liánsuǒ; lit. 'Locket') is a short story written by Chinese author Pu Songling in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1740). One of the earlier entries in the collection, it revolves around a bachelor's romantic relations with a female ghost. The story was favourably received by literary critics.