Tā jièyòng 《Èrshínián 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 (Wú Jiǎnrén, 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.
