老殘遊記 by E Liu
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"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
presents an allegorical vision of China's problems and potential solutions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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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 | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1611 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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