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"Here at last is an accurate and enjoyable rendering of Lu Xun's fiction in an American English idiom that masterfully captures the sardonic wit, melancholy pathos, and ironic vision of China's first truly modern writer." -Michael S. Duke, University of British Columbia
The inventor of the modern Chinese short story,…
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1 author picked Diary of a Madman as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
It was great to find out how we haven't changed at all since ancient times, that we haven't evolved emotionally, and that we're just as crazy, delusional and whacky as we were in ancient China as we are today. The story felt completely modern and so real, like a modern psychological thriller.
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