{"product_id":"the-scholars-ching-tzu-wu-9780231081535","title":"The Scholars","description":"A masterpiece from the Ming dynasty, Wu Ching-tzu's \u003ci\u003eThe Scholars\u003c\/i\u003e ranks with \u003ci\u003eDream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWater Margin\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the greatest classic novels of China. \u003ci\u003eThe Scholars\u003c\/i\u003e is the first Chinese novel of its scope not to borrow any characters from history or legend and it is the first work of satiric realism to achieve an almost complete disassociation from the religious beliefs of the people. Departing from the impersonal tradition of Chinese fiction, Wu abandons such established narrative formulas as folk songs and poetic verse in favor of autobiographical experiences, descriptive realism, and characters modeled after his friends and relatives--elements that combine to give this critique of the Confucian civil service system an unprecedented immediacy and humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ching-Tzu Wu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231081537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231081535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.33w x 1.83d","brand":"Ching-Tzu Wu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981514899711,"sku":"9780231081535","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a2676ea-096f-45a0-bf65-50862145a1cc.jpg?v=1683256034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-scholars-ching-tzu-wu-9780231081535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}