The Officialdom Unmasked: Chapters 31 - 60 Kindle Edition

The Officialdom Unmasked is a long - novel written by Li Baojia, a writer in the late Qing Dynasty. The novel was first serialized in The World of Vanity published by Chen. It consists of five parts and 60 chapters. It is the first long - chaptered novel in modern Chinese history that was serialized in newspapers and achieved a social sensation. It is composed of more than 30 relatively independent officialdom stories, involving everyone in the Qing government from the emperor down to petty officials, and it initiated the trend of modern novels criticizing reality.Lu Xun referred to The Officialdom Unmasked along with three other novels as "condemnation novels", and it is one of the representative literary works of the late Qing Dynasty. In 1998, when Hong Kong's AsiaWeek selected the 100 outstanding literary works of the 20th century, The Officialdom Unmasked ranked among the top 10. In 1999, when the People's Literature Publishing House selected the 100 outstanding novels of the 20th century, The Officialdom Unmasked was ranked first on the list. Read more