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The Fornicating Dog
| "The Fornicating Dog" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Short story by Pu Songling | |||
| Original title | 犬奸 (Quan jian) | ||
| Translator | John Minford | ||
| Country | China | ||
| Language | Chinese | ||
| Genre(s) | Zhiguai | ||
| Publication | |||
| Published in | Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio | ||
| Publication type | Anthology | ||
| Publication date | c. 1740 | ||
| Published in English | 2006 | ||
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"The Fornicating Dog" (simplified Chinese: 犬奸; traditional Chinese: 犬姦; pinyin: Quǎn Jiān; lit. 'Dog Sodomy') is a short story by Chinese author Pu Songling first published in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1740). The story pertains to a Chinese merchant's spouse, a zoophile who develops sexual relations with the family's pet dog; Pu himself was critical of such phenomena as sexual fixation on animals. It was dropped from early editions, both Chinese and translated, of Liaozhai, notwithstanding Pu's original manuscript, and was translated into English by John Minford in 2006.
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