Silent China; selected writings of Lu Xun (A Galaxy book, GB 405)

鲁迅

Literature & Fiction

Oxford University Press

Contains the 25 short stories previously collected in the author' books Call to Arms and Wandering,

The Complete Stories of Lu Xun

Lu Hsun

History & Criticism

Indiana University Press

Review\n“In this fresh and vivid translation, we behold an amazing mind at work. Rich, daring, haunting, and personal, these volumes are nothing short of revelatory.”―Gish Jen\n“Two unique works from Lu Xun’s oeuvre―an experiment in prose poetry partially inspired by Baudelaire, Nietzsche, and Buddhism, and a personal memoir that compares with Benjamin’s Berlin Childhood―are rendered in lucid and very readable English and collected in one volume, together with comprehensive and insightful introductions. A sizable achievement from an experienced translator and Lu Xun scholar.”―Leo Ou-fan Lee\n“A very timely publication. The first translation of these works in over four decades offers a more accurate, fluent rendering that will be welcomed by students of Chinese literature and enjoyed by many general readers. Explanatory footnotes throughout will also be a great help to those new to Lu Xun.”―Carlos Rojas\nA brilliant new translation of the short improvisational fiction and memoirs of Lu Xun, the father of modern Chinese literature.\nThis captivating translation assembles two volumes by Lu Xun, the founder of modern Chinese literature and one of East Asia’s most important thinkers at the turn of the twentieth century. Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk represent a pinnacle of achievement alongside Lu Xun’s famed short stories.\nIn Wild Grass, a collection of twenty-three experimental pieces, surreal scenes come alive through haunting language and vivid imagery. These are landscapes populated by ghosts, talking animals, and sentient plants, where a protagonist might come face-to-face with their own corpse. By depicting the common struggle of real and imagined creatures to survive in an inhospitable world, Lu Xun asks the deceptively simple question, “What does it mean to be human?”\nAlongside Wild Grass is Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk, a memoir in eight essays capturing the literary master’s formative years and featuring a motley cast of dislocated characters―children, servants, outcasts, the dead and the dying. Giving voice to vulnerable subjects and depicting their hopes and despair as they negotiate an unforgiving existence, Morning Blossoms affirms the value of all beings and elucidates a central predicament of the human condition: feeling without a home in the world.\nBeautifully translated and introduced by Eileen J. Cheng, these lyrical texts blur the line between autobiography and literary fiction. Together the two collections provide a new window into Lu Xun’s mind and his quest to find beauty and meaning in a cruel and unjust world.

Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk

Essays & Correspondence

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press

Lu Xun (1881–1936) is widely considered the greatest writer of twentieth-century China. Although primarily known for his two slim volumes of short fiction, he was a prolific and inventive essayist. Jottings under Lamplight showcases Lu Xun’s versatility as a master of prose forms and his brilliance as a cultural critic with translations of sixty-two of his essays, twenty of which are translated here for the first time.
While a medical student in Tokyo, Lu Xun viewed a photographic slide that purportedly inspired his literary calling: it showed the decapitation of a Chinese man by a Japanese soldier, as Chinese bystanders watched apathetically. He felt that what his countrymen needed was a cure not for their physical ailments but for their souls. Autobiographical accounts describing this and other formative life experiences are included in Jottings, along with a wide variety of cultural commentaries, from letters, speeches, and memorials to parodies and treatises.
Lu Xun was remarkably well versed in Chinese tradition and playfully manipulated its ancient forms. But he also turned away from historical convention, experimenting with new literary techniques and excoriating the “slave mentality” of a population paralyzed by Confucian hierarchies. Tinged at times with notes of despair, yet also with pathos, humor, and an unparalleled caustic wit, Lu Xun’s essays chronicle the tumultuous transformations of his own life and times, providing penetrating insights into Chinese culture and society.

Jottings under Lamplight

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Harvard University Press

"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, Lu Xun is universally regarded as twentieth century China’s greatest writer. This long awaited volume presents new translations of all Lu Xun’s stories, including his first, “Remembrances of the Past,” written in classical Chinese. These new renderings faithfully convey both the brilliant style and the pungent expression for which Lu Xun is famous. Also included are a substantial introduction by the translator and sufficient annotation to make the stories fully accessible, enabling readers approaching Lu Xun for the first time to appreciate why these stories occupy a permanent place not only in Chinese literature but in world literature as well.

Diary of a Madman, and other stories

Contemporary

University of Hawaii Press

Lu Xun selected poems (Mandarin Chinese Edition)

Poetry

Foreign Languages Press

Flawless new 1974 copy of this green paperback, printed in China. Comes with original questionaire the Chinese publisher wanted Americans to fill out and send back about the book.

Wild Grass

Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJs. Slipcase is in good condition with just a few finger marks etc.

Selected Works of Lu Xun (4 Volume Set)

Foreign Language Press

Wandering

Text: English, Chinese (translation)

Lu Hsun: Complete Poems (Monograph Series (Arizona State University. Center for Asian Studies).) (English and Chinese Edition)

Arizona State Univ Center for asian

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