At the Tavern · Grief · Akin

Author: Lu Xun
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Lu Xun Studies Authority, Professor Qian Liqun of Peking University, meticulously selected and edited, offering a fresh perspective to experience the most representative Lu Xun world in the shortest time. This book is carefully compiled by the most authoritative Lu Xun studies expert, Professor Qian Liqun, placing Lu Xun and his works in specific "spaces" and "times" for examination. It enters Lu Xun from a brand-new perspective, revealing the three major subjects that constitute Lu Xun's literary world: "Lu Zhen (Shaoxing) World," "Beijing World," and "Shanghai World." It selects ninety-six of the most famous and representative works from each period, dividing the book into three parts and eighteen chapters. It also includes a 20,000-word preface written by Professor Qian Liqun as a guide, allowing readers to fully experience the Lu Xun world in the shortest time.
As a leading figure in the New Literature movement during China's May Fourth period, Lu Xun's works are timeless, and his world can be entered from different perspectives. This book reads and examines Lu Xun and his works within specific "spaces" and "times." His creative passion stems from the rural memories and urban experiences gained from these three spaces, and the "Lu Zhen (Shaoxing) World," "Beijing World," and "Shanghai World" he created form the core of Lu Xun's literary world. The selection of this book is primarily based on the spatial transformations during Lu Xun's creative period. It also reflects the special status of these three spaces in traditional and modern China, as well as during its transformation.