老殘遊記 by E Liu

"老殘遊記" by E Liu is a novel written between 1903 and 1904 and published in 1907. Through the travels of Lao Can, a wandering physician, the story satirizes late Qing China's crumbling bureaucracy and social decay. As the hero journeys across the countryside, he confronts injustices, investigates crimes, and engages in philosophical debates about China's future. Blending poetic landscape descriptions with detective subplots, the novel uses allegory to explore whether technological advancement ... Read More or social transformation can save a nation in crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Show Less

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Author	Liu, E, 1857-1909
Title	老殘遊記
Alternate Title	Lao Can You Ji
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Travels_of_Lao_Can
Credits	Produced by Yan Jyun Jhu
Language	Chinese
LoC Class	PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Subject	Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
Subject	Tai Mountains (China) -- Fiction
Category	Text
EBook-No.	25124
Release Date	Apr 22, 2008
Copyright Status	Public domain in the USA.
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