library — karen zhou

Karen Zhou

A selection of referenced stories

“The Hundred Year Skull”

Taoist fable
4th century BC

Source: The Book of Lieh-tzu translated by A. C. Graham

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The Years, Months, Days

Chinese short story
Author: Yan Lianke
Year: 1997

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“The Gift of Strawberries”

Potawatomi creation story
Undated, oral tradition

Source: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction

American essay
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Year: 1986

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“The Story of a Carbon Atom”

Italian short story
Author: Primo Levi
Year: 1975

Source: Last chapter from The Periodic Table by Primo Levi

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Various myths

Source: The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell & Bill Moyers

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