Minor Literature and Ancient Books: Dongyang Night Monster Record
by Wang Zhu
About This Novel
"Dongyang Night Monster Record" is a legendary novel from the Tang Dynasty, written by Wang Zhu and originally published in Volume 490 of "Taiping Guangji". The novel tells the story of Wang Zhu, a Jinshi scholar, who encounters Cheng Zixu during a reverse journey in Xingyang. Zixu tells the story of his encounter with the old monk Zhigao and other monsters reciting poems and essays when he stayed in a Buddhist temple. These spirits are actually transformed from animals such as camels, donkeys, chickens, cats, hedgehogs, cows, and dogs. The story is full of fantasy. Through the combination of reality and fantasy, it shows the unfortunate situation and the complexity of the thoughts of the lower class intellectuals in feudal society. It also reveals the influence of the concept of family status on the literati at that time and the mutual contempt and intrigue among the literati. The work has superb artistic skills and was included in Lu Xun's "Collection of Legends of the Tang and Song Dynasties".
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