A Madman' s Diary

By Lu Hsun

Lu Xun, the most important writer of modern Chinese literature proposes madness against mad reason. The reason for the strongest, however, stops in front of a precise warning which is also his metaphorical answer: "save the children ..."

• Language: English
• Publisher: GAEditori
• Release date: Dec 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9788835341680

Lu Hsun

Lu Hsun (also known as Lu Xun), was the pen name of Zhou Shuren (1881-1936), a short story writer, editor, translator, literary critic, essayist, poet, and educator. Xun is widely regarded as the most important writer of modern Chinese literature and is best known for his savage satire on the plight of his native China in the early twentieth century. His three short story collections, Call to Arms, Wandering, and Old Tales Retold, are acclaimed classics. In addition, his academic study, A Brief History of Chinese Fiction, and companion� compilations of classical fiction remain standard works. His translations, especially those of Russian works, are also considered significant.

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Lu Xun

A Madman’s Diary

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Two brothers, whose names I need not mention here, were both good friends of mine in high school; but after a separation of many years we gradually lost touch. Some time ago I happened to hear that one of them was seriously ill, and since I was going back to my old home I broke my journey to call on them, I saw only one, however, who told me that the invalid was his younger brother.

I appreciate your coming such a long way to see us, he said, but my brother recovered some time ago and has gone elsewhere to take up an official post. Then, laughing, he produced two volumes of his brother's diary, saying that from these the nature of his past illness could be seen, and that there was no harm in showing them to an old friend. I took the diary away, read it through, and found that he had suffered from a form of persecution complex. The