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Judge Lu
| "Judge Lu" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short story by Pu Songling | |||
 Illustration from Xiangzhu liaozhai zhiyi tuyong (Liaozhai Zhiyi with commentary and illustrations; 1886) | |||
| Original title | 陸判 (Lu Pan) | ||
| Translator | Herbert Giles (1880) | ||
| Country | China | ||
| Language | Chinese | ||
| Genre(s) | Short story | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio | ||
| Media type | Print (Book) | ||
| Publication date | 1766 | ||
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"Judge Lu" (simplified Chinese: 陆判; traditional Chinese: 陸判; pinyin: Lù Pàn) is a short story written by Pu Songling (1640–1715) and first published in 1766 in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. It revolves around a scholar and his friendship with a judge from the underworld, who performs a heart transplant on him and a head transplant on his wife. The story was translated into English by Herbert Giles in 1880.
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