Zhao Yannian Woodblock Illustrations of The True Story of Ah Q

Author: Lu Xun
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: Although I have tried to do so, I still cannot be entirely confident that I can truly write about the soul of modern Chinese people. To portray the soul of such silent citizens is indeed a difficult task in China, because, as has been mentioned, we are after all not people from an un-reformed China, so we are still disconnected from one another, and even our own hands barely understand our own feet. Although I have strived to grasp the souls of people, I often feel a sense of detachment. In the future, all the people trapped within high walls should awaken themselves, step out, and all come to speak out. But now, such cases are rare, so I can only rely on my own perception and write these things in solitude, as they have passed through my eyes—this is the life of China as I see it.
Lu Xun, Preface to the Russian Translation