老殘遊記 by E Liu

"老殘遊記" by E Liu is a novel written between 1903 and 1904. Through the travels of Lao Can, a wandering physician, the story exposes the decay of late Qing China—from the rise of the Boxers to the crumbling Yellow River control system. Disguising his own views through his hero, Liu crafts a social satire that reveals bureaucratic incompetence and hypocrisy. Blending lyrical landscape descriptions with detective plots and philosophical discussions, the novel ... Read More presents an allegorical vision of China's problems and potential solutions. (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 Po-Chun Wang
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.	23850
Release Date	Dec 13, 2007
Copyright Status	Public domain in the USA.
Downloads	632 downloads in the last 30 days.
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