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product_id: 12161986
title: "The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Penguin Classics)"
brand: "anonymousanne birrell"
price: "€ 33.53"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 6
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# The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Penguin Classics)

**Brand:** anonymousanne birrell
**Price:** € 33.53
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- **What is this?** The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Penguin Classics) by anonymousanne birrell
- **How much does it cost?** € 33.53 with free shipping
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The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Penguin Classics)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Delightfully weird, extremely formulaic.
*by M***E on August 31, 2020*

Delightfully weird, extremely formulaic. You can not help but love the "surreal" quality of this book. It ranks up there as one of the strangest things I've read, and yet the formulaic presentation can actually make it dry. The simultaneous pragmatic juxtaposition with the truly quixotic is charming, and surely presented earlier discoverers with authentic Chinese "inscrutability".There is no plot; as this reads somewhat as a guidebook on acid. Nevertheless, the raw "oldness" of the text, the presence of familiar Chinese characters, the colorful visual imagery, the humble assumptions of certainty by the author, and the hint of connection with some semblance of the real world make this worth reading.Anne Birrels' translations is fantastic, making the difficult and unfamiliar names accessible by directly translating them. It was a brilliant choice and should be the standard for any Chinese translation.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ !Beautiful translation of one of the most ancient Chinese texts!
*by P***S on September 22, 2020*

As the founder of a small publishing house called Purple Cloud Press I can only congratulate the translator on the achievement of this book. In fact it serves me often to research mythological concepts and deities. I had at some point looked into attempting a translation myself, but this publication makes that redundant.I can only vouch for this great work, which delivers in each and every aspect!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
*by C***A on June 28, 2018*

amazing imagery, endless fantastical realms populated with mythical creatures

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- The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Penguin Classics)
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*Last updated: 2026-01-27*