Li, Boyuan 1867-1906 creator text utu 2017 monographic zh 1 online resource : multiple file formats "官場現形記" by Boyuan Li is a novel written from 1901 to 1906 during the late Qing dynasty. This satirical work exposes the corruption and disintegration of China's civil service bureaucracy through over 800 characters and numerous episodes. The sprawling narrative weaves together the decline of the state, the status of women, bureaucratic personalities, imperialism's role, and the commercialization of human relationships. Each episode reveals different aspects of officialdom's moral decay, creating what scholars call a powerful materialist critique of Chinese society and an inventive masterpiece of satirical writing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officialdom_Unmasked Release date is 2017-05-21 Produced by Vivian Chan Original publication data not identified China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912 -- Fiction PL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54756 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54756 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134249.0 54756