[英文原版] The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China 阿Q和其他传说的真实故事

Product Details

Paperback: 464 pages

Publisher: Penguin Classics (29 Oct 2009)

Translator:Julia Lovell

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0140455485

ISBN-13: 978-0140455489

Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2 x 19.8 cm

Book Description

Publication Date: 29 Oct 2009 | Series: Penguin Classics

Lu Xun (Lu Hsun) is arguably the greatest writer of modern China, and is considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun's stories both indict outdated Chinese traditions and embrace China's cultural richness and individuality. This volume presents brand-new translations by Julia Lovell of all of Lu Xun's stories, including 'The Real Story of Ah-Q', 'Diary of a Madman', 'A Comedy of Ducks', 'The Divorce' and 'A Public Example', among others. With an afterword by Yiyun Li.

Review

The book could be considered the most significant Penguin Classic ever published...Lu Xun is critically regarded as the most accomplished modern writer of the most populous nation on earth, and a grasp of his work is thus extremely useful in forming an understanding of much of humanity...Julia Lovell's are arguably the most accessible translations yet (Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Time magazine )

About the Author

Lu Xun (1881-1936) is one of the paradigmatic figures of twentieth-century Chinese literature. When he died he bequeathed to modern Chinese letters a contradictory legacy of cosmopolitan independence, polemical fractiousness and anxious patriotism that continues to resonate in Chinese intellectual life today.