<b>The acclaimed translation of the complete fiction of the father of modern Chinese literature</b><br> <br>Lu Xun is one of the founding figures of modern Chiense literature. In the early twentieth century, as China came up against the realities of the modern world, Lu Xun effected a shift in Chinese letters away from the ornate, obsequious literature of the aristocrats to the plain, expressive literature of the masses. His celebrated short stories assemble a powerfully unsettling portrait of the superstition, poverty, and complacency that he perceived in late imperial China and in the revolutionary republic that toppled the last dynasty in 1911. This volume presents Lu Xun''s complete fiction in bracing new translations and includes such famous works as "The Real Story of Ah-q," "Diary of a Madman," and "The Divorce." Together they expose a contradictory legacy of cosmopolitan independence, polemical fractiousness, and anxious patriotism that continues to resonate in Chinese int
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'A learned, wise, wonderfully written single volume history of a civilisation that I knew I should know more about' Tom Holland <br/> 'Masterful and engrossing...well-paced, eminently readable and well-timed. A must-read for those...
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A traditional tale from China, which explores the ancient rituals of Chinese New Year, and explains how it¿s come to be one of the most celebrated moments of the Chinese calendar. Full of drama and suspense, you can¿t help but be enthralled by this...
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