Lu Xun
Americannoun
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As the space for dissent in China shrinks, the legendary Lu Xun it appears, is finally breaking through.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2023
“The True Story of Ah Q” by Lu Xun This satirical, picaresque and ultimately bleak story describes the misadventures of the everyman Ah Q, whose triumphs always transform into defeats.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2020
Wells’s science fiction greatly impressed Lu Xun, a writer who is considered the father of modern Chinese literature, and whose translations of Wells and Verne introduced the genre to China.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 17, 2019
In one corner of a shopping mall, 17-year-old Morgan Chan sat cross-legged on the floor, reading a collection of essays by the 20th century revolutionary Chinese writer Lu Xun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2019
Unlike Lu Xun, whose work pointed to structural shortcomings in Chinese society, Yan doesn’t suggest any solutions in his disillusioned fables.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2018
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