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Ce classique satirique offre un regard pénétrant sur la vie des érudits et des fonctionnaires chinois sous la dynastie Ming. Avec une observation aiguë et de l'esprit, la série expose l'hypocrisie, la vanité et la corruption qui imprègnent le monde bureaucratique et littéraire. À travers une série d'histoires et de personnages interconnectés, elle explore la quête du statut social et de la reconnaissance académique, souvent avec des résultats ironiques et surprenants. C'est une œuvre intemporelle qui critique la décadence et l'absurdité de la poursuite du pouvoir et du prestige.

The Scholars
The Scholars

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  • The Scholars

    • 607pages
    • 22 heures de lecture

    A masterpiece from the Ming dynasty, Wu Ching-tzu's The Scholars ranks with Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West, and the Water Margin as one of the greatest classic novels of China. The Scholars is the first Chinese novel of its scope not to borrow any characters from history or legend and it is the first work of satiric realism to achieve an almost complete disassociation from the religious beliefs of the people. Departing from the impersonal tradition of Chinese fiction, Wu abandons such established narrative formulas as folk songs and poetic verse in favor of autobiographical experiences, descriptive realism, and characters modeled after his friends and relatives — elements that combine to give this critique of the Confucian civil service system an unprecedented immediacy and humor.

    The Scholars

  • The Scholars

    • 692pages
    • 25 heures de lecture
    3,9(16)Évaluer

    One of the great classic Chinese novels, The Scholars departs from the impersonal tradition of Chinese fiction, as the author makes significant use of autobiographical experience and models many characters on friends and relatives.

    The Scholars