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The Scholars

work by Wu Jingzi

Also known as: “Ju-lin wai-shih”, “Rulinwaishi”

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discussed in biography

In Wu Jingzi
1750; The Scholars).
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place in Chinese literature

In Chinese literature: Prose fiction
The Scholars), 55 chapters loosely strung together in the manner of a picaresque romance. Unlike Pu Songling, whom he far surpassed in both narration and characterization, he adopted the vernacular as his sole medium for fiction writing.
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