# How could this be possible

Author: Kong Kong Master
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: A remarkable book that embodies the independent spirit of Chinese intellectuals. The author was designated as "heretical" and an "eye sore" by three generations of emperors, forcing him to flee for decades. A banned book decreed by the Qianlong, Jiaqing, and Daoguang emperors. Kong Kong Master, with an unknown biography, was roughly born in the mid-Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty. His writing is fluent, seasoned, and innovative; his unconventional language is astonishing, proving him to be no ordinary individual. This person's prose is versatile and far-reaching; his rants cover everything from emperors and generals to toilets, toothpicks, and back scratchers. Later, Kong Kong Master compiled these unique writings into a book, moved by the world's sorrows and feeling that existing principles no longer held, naming it "How Can This Be Reasonable?" This is a remarkable book repeatedly banned by the Qing court, a classic that reflects the independent spirit of Chinese intellectuals. With a satirical and mocking tone, the author treats all authorities with contempt, daring to question what others dare not, and debating what Han people cannot discuss, often using terms deemed "treasonous." In the author's eyes, neither people (nor ghosts) have high or low status, nor do things (nor objects) have great or small significance—everything is "how can this be reasonable?"