官場現形記 by Boyuan Li
"官場現形記" by Boyuan Li is a novel written from 1901 to 1906 during the late Qing dynasty. This satirical work exposes the corruption and disintegration of China's civil service bureaucracy through over 800 characters and numerous episodes. The sprawling narrative weaves together the decline of the state, the status of women, bureaucratic personalities, imperialism's role, and the commercialization of human relationships. Each episode reveals different aspects of officialdom's moral decay, creating what
scholars call a powerful materialist critique of Chinese society and an inventive masterpiece of satirical writing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Li, Boyuan, 1867-1906 |
|---|---|
| Title | 官場現形記 |
| Alternate Title | Guanchang xianxing ji |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officialdom_Unmasked |
| Credits | Produced by Vivian Chan |
| Language | Chinese |
| LoC Class | PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Subject | China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 54756 |
| Release Date | May 21, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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