Old Man Zhu

"Old Man Zhu"
Short story by Pu Songling
19th-century illustration from Xiangzhu liaozhai zhiyi tuyong (Liaozhai Zhiyi with commentary and illustrations; 1886)
Original title祝翁 (Zhu weng)
CountryChina
LanguageChinese
Genre(s)
Publication
Published inStrange Tales from a Chinese Studio
Publication date1740
Chronology
 
Fourth Sister Hu (胡四姐)
 
The Swordswoman (俠女)

"Old Man Zhu" (Chinese: 祝翁; pinyin: Zhù wēng) is a short story by Pu Songling, first published in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (1740). It revolves around the titular gentleman who returns from the dead to fetch his wife.