The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China：The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun

Intheearlytwentiethcentury,asChinacameupagainsttherealitiesofthemodernworld,LuXuneffectedashiftinChineselettersawayfromtheornate,obsequiousliteratureofthearistocratstotheplain,expressiveliteratureofthemasses.Hiscelebratedshortstoriesassembleapowerfullyunsettlingportraitofthesuperstition,poverty,andcomplacencythatheperceivedinlateimperialChinaandintherevolutionaryrepublicthattoppledthelastdynastyin1911.ThisvolumepresentsLuXun'scompletefictioninbracingnewtranslationsandincludessuchfamousworksas"TheRealStoryofAh-q,""DiaryofaMadman,"and"TheDivorce."Togethertheyexposeacontradictorylegacyofcosmopolitanindependence,polemicalfractiousness,andanxiouspatriotismthatcontinuestoresonateinChineseintellectuallifetoday.作者简介：LuXun(1881-1936)studiedtobeadoctorbeforeturningtowritingastheself-appointedliteraryphysicianofChina'sspiritualills.Afterhisdeath,hewascalled"thesaintofmodernChina"byMaoZedong,whocommandeeredhiminserviceoftheCulturalRevolution.