Selected Works: Volume 1

Selected Works of Lu Xun #1

by Lu Xun, 魯迅, Yang Xianyi (Translator)

Lu Xun (Lu Hsun) (1881-1936), father of contemporary Chinese literature, was not only a great writer but also a great revolutionary and thinker. ... Selected Works of Lu Xun includes the most important works of the author. Volume One contains selections from his short stories, prose poems, and reminiscences.

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Satire

440 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1956

About the author

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

Reviews

[Abraham Lewik · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read some of the second volume on during a flight. Not interested. Still gonna check out one of his short stories, then decide whether or not to read more ofhis work.