Tā jièyòng 《 Èrshí nián mùdǔ zhī guài xiànzhuàng 》 de bǐdiào fěngcì dāngjīn shèhuì.
He borrows the tone of Strange State... to satirize contemporary society.
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Written by 吴趼人 (1866-1910) and serialized 1903-1910 in 新小说. Together with 官场现形记, 老残游记, and 孽海花, it forms the 晚清四大谴责小说 - works exposing corruption and social rot in the dying Qing dynasty.
