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“Diary of a Madman” by Lu Xun
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Diary of a Madman by LU XUN
Diary of a Madman
by
Lu Xun
Lu Xun or Lu Hsün (both: lōō′shün′), 1881–1936, Chinese writer, pen name of Chou Shu-jen. During the period 1918–26, he wrote 25 highly influential stories in vernacular Chinese. From 1926, Lu wrote satirical essays and served as head of the League of Leftwing Writers.
BIOGRAPHY-LU XUN
Consider one of the greatest writers in the 20th century Chinese literature
The first in Call to Arms (Lu Xun short stories collection) - Often referred to as china’s first modern short story
Selected as one of the 100 best books in history by Bokklubben World Library
Chinese short story
Published in 1918
The story was read as an ironic attack on traditional Chinese culture and a call for a New Culture
The story presents itself as diary entries (in Vernacular Chinese) of a madman who, according to the foreword, written in Classical Chinese, has now been cured of his paranoia.
One of the first and most influential modern work written in vernacular Chinese
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Became a cornerstone of New Culture Movement
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