九命奇冤 by Jianren Wu
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"九命奇冤" by Jianren Wu is a murder mystery novel published in 1906. Set during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, the story follows the Liang family's quest for justice after the powerful Ling family orchestrates a deadly arson that kills eight people. When local authorities fail them through corruption and bribery, the survivors take their case to Beijing, hoping the emperor will intervene. The novel uses ancient crime stories to critique contemporary corruption
while employing innovative flashback techniques influenced by foreign literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wu, Jianren, 1866-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | 九命奇冤 |
| Alternate Title | Jiu ming qi yuan |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Strange_Case_of_Nine_Murders |
| Credits | Produced by Joana Leong |
| Language | Chinese |
| LoC Class | PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Subject | Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 25402 |
| Release Date | May 9, 2008 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 825 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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