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The real story of Ah-Q and other tales of China :

1881-1936.

The real story of Ah-Q and other tales of China : the complete fiction of Lu Xun / Lu Xun ; translated with an introduction by Julia Lovell ; with an afterword by Yiyun Li. - London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2009. - xlvii, 416 p. ; 20 cm. - Penguin classics . - Penguin classics. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xl]-xliii).

Diary of a Madman -- Kong Yiji -- Medicine -- Tomorrow -- A Minor Incident -- Hair -- A passing storm -- My Old Home -- The Real Story of Ah-Q -- Dragon Boat Festival -- The White Light -- A Cat among the Rabbits -- A Comedy of Ducks -- Village Opera -- New Year's Sacrifice -- Upstairs in the Tavern -- A Happy Family -- Soap -- The Lamp of Eternity -- A Public Example -- Our Learned Friend -- The Loner -- In Memoriam -- Brothers -- The Divorce -- Mending Heaven -- Flight to the Moon -- Taming the Floods -- Gathering Ferns -- Forging the Swords -- Leaving the Pass -- Anti-Aggression -- Bringing Back the Dead.

Lu Xun is arguably the greatest writer of modern China, an is considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature. This new translation presents some of Lu Xun's best known short stories, including 'The Real Story of Ah-Q' and 'Diary of a Madman'.


Translated from the Chinese.

9780140455489 (pbk.) 0140455485 (pbk.)

GBA973904 bnb

015336499 Uk


Lu, Xun, 1881-1936 --Translations into English.


China--Social life and customs--Fiction.


Ausgabe.

PL2754.S5 / A2 2009

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