Granddaddy of empty lies (with tons of puns)

Sino-Platonic Papers is pleased to announce the publication of its three-hundred-and-seventieth issue: “The Patriarch of Empty Lies,” by Wilt L. Idema. (free pdf) INTRODUCTION The Tale of Empty Lies (Tuokong zhuan 脫空傳) is a prosimetric narrative in four chapters that tells the story of the poor man Ma Pianliu 馬騙六   who, unable to pay back […]