Roulin Wai Shi Ping (Paperback)

Author: Wu Jingzi
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The Story of the Scholars is a satirical novel in the history of Chinese literature. The author uses simple yet humorous language and a sharp, incisive pen to mercilessly expose and criticize the darkness of society, the corruption of the bureaucracy, and the flaws of the imperial examinations. Through the performances of over a hundred characters who take the stage one after another, the ugly faces of the hypocritical corrupt officials and the impeccably dressed scholars and knights are exposed in full, depicting a vivid scroll of the declining feudal system.