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This isn't as much a review of the book as it is of its horrific translation. As it stands, there is no readable version of this book in English.
The Travels of Lao Can, as a novel, however, is a classic Ming era narrative that depicts the adventures of a traveling official/medic, Lao Can. The book primarily focuses on government corruption and the symbolic deterioration of the Chinese political system in the post-Yellow River flooding period. It's quite an important text for historical reasons, but remains largely out of reach to English speakers due to its horrible translations.
The Travels of Lao Can, as a novel, however, is a classic Ming era narrative that depicts the adventures of a traveling official/medic, Lao Can. The book primarily focuses on government corruption and the symbolic deterioration of the Chinese political system in the post-Yellow River flooding period. It's quite an important text for historical reasons, but remains largely out of reach to English speakers due to its horrible translations.
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