The Tales of an Old Drunkard

The Tales of an Old Drunkard, or The Drunken Man's Talk, is a 13th-century Chinese story collection from the early Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). It was written by Luo Ye (羅燁), a Luling County (盧陵; modern Ji'an County) native who became a resident of the Southern Song dynasty capital Lin'an Prefecture (modern Hangzhou).

The Tales of an Old Drunkard
Traditional Chinese	醉翁談錄
Simplified Chinese	醉翁谈录
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zuì Wēng Tán Lù

The only extant copy was discovered in Japan in the early 20th century.

English translations

• Lo Yeh (1981). The Tales of an Old Drunkard. Translated by Gabriele Foccardi. Otto Harrassowitz. ISBN 3-447-02219-1.
• Luo Ye (2015). The Drunken Man's Talk: Tales from Medieval China. Translated by Alister D. Inglis. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-99473-4.