Modern Times (novel)
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Wenming Xiaoshi (Chinese: 文明小史), translated into English as Modern Times, is a novel by Li Baojia (Li Boyuan). The novel is a satire of pseudo-reformers in the Qing Dynasty period who found difficulty adjusting to modernization, including its complexities and problems. The novel consist of 60 chapters.[1] It has often been compared to Li's other novel Officialdom Unmasked. From 1903 to 1905 the work was serialized in Fiction Illustrated.[2] The first edition of the entire work was published in 1906.[3] Douglas Lancashire published an English translation, titled "Modern Times," in 1996.[4]
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Chinese | 文明小史 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Short History of Civilization or A Brief History of Modern Times or A Brief History of Enlightenment | ||||||||
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