Morning Glories Plucked at Dusk

Author: Lu Xun
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The Flowers Are Plucked at Dusk was written in 1926 and includes 10 prose pieces recalling Lu Xun's youth (8 are selected in this book). Lu Xun expressed his perceptions of beauty and ugliness, right and wrong, good and evil through the natural and innocent interests and simple emotions of his childhood. It is a collection of prose that is intimate, enduring, simple, poetic, and rich in content and depth. The Flowers Are Plucked at Dusk, as a narrative-based prose collection, exhibits a high degree of authenticity and richness in its recollections of the past. Lu Xun seamlessly blends fresh and simple narration with vivid lyricism and sharp commentary, revealing serious thoughts through humorous touches, displaying irony in calm descriptions, infusing moving emotions into beautiful portrayals, and shining wisdom in concise arguments. Reading these fresh and simple prose pieces allows us to immerse ourselves in Lu Xun's rich life experiences and social and historical knowledge, learning how to recreate the past from a new perspective and savoring simplicity and depth.