About “Modern Times”
Wenming Xiaoshi, translated as Modern Times, is a novel by Li Baojia that satirizes pseudo-reformers during the Qing dynasty who struggled to adapt to modernization. The work consists of 60 chapters and was often compared to Li’s other novel Officialdom Unmasked. It was serialized in Fiction Illustrated from 1903 to 1905 and published as a complete work in 1906. An English translation titled Modern Times was published by Douglas Lancashire in 1996. The novel reflects the challenges of modernization through its critical portrayal of characters and societal changes. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1905
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.