Chinese Classic Stories
By Lu Xun
1999
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The author of these seven short stories, set in China in the 1920s, is regarded as the founder of contemporary Chinese literature. These stories challenge the imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism of the day and provide an insight into the culture of pre-Communist China.
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Author
Lu Xun
Author · 30 books
Lu Xun (鲁迅) or Lu Hsün (Wade-Giles), was the pen name of Zhou Shuren (September 25, 1881 – October 19, 1936), a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. Writing in Vernacular Chinese as well as Classical Chinese, Lu Xun was a novelist, editor, translator, literary critic, essayist, and poet. In the 1930s he became the titular head of the League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai. For the Traditional Chinese profile: here. For the Simplified Chinese profile: 鲁迅
