About the book: 1978 / “Twice Dead” - a collection of Chinese stories of the 17th century, created by the work of medieval storytellers and later writers. The world of the Chinese story is surprisingly motley , colorful, varied. In it, fantasy coexists with reality, heroism with low life. The morals of different strata of society are clearly and vividly shown. Some of these stories are reminiscent of the refined short stories of the Decameron, others are the rough urban stories of medieval Europe. But both are phenomena of original Chinese art. This collection is made up of short stories that have already been published.