Biography of Lu Xun

Author: Cao Juren
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is an academic masterpiece by the late renowned journalist and writer Cao Juren. It is the first time that the appendices "A Chronology of Lu Xun" and "A Biographical and Bibliographical Chronology of Lu Xun" by Cao have been included, totaling 200,000 words, which contain many valuable materials and little-known anecdotes. It also interprets three different versions of Lu Xun and provides insightful commentary on the popular topic "If Lu Xun Were Alive Today." Cao's "A Biography of Lu Xun" can be considered one of the most authoritative academic works on Lu Xun studies in Chinese literary circles of the 20th century.
"A Biography of Lu Xun" (New Edition) is an academic masterpiece by the late renowned journalist and writer Cao Juren, written in Hong Kong during the 1950s. Among the dozens of biographies and critical works on Lu Xun published both domestically and internationally, Cao's "Biography" stands out for its unique perspective. In that specific historical context, the author states that he wrote about Lu Xun neither from a lofty nor a condescending viewpoint but regarded him as an ordinary, flesh-and-blood human being. Through an analysis of Lu Xun's inner journey, literary views, and political and ideological beliefs, the author dissects his works, allowing readers to see a vivid Lu Xun.
The new edition of "A Biography of Lu Xun" includes for the first time the appendices "A Chronology of Lu Xun" and "A Biographical and Bibliographical Chronology of Lu Xun," totaling 200,000 words, which contain many valuable materials and little-known anecdotes. In the new edition, Cao interprets three different versions of Lu Xun and provides insightful commentary on the popular topic "If Lu Xun Were Alive Today." Cao's "A Biography of Lu Xun" can be considered one of the most authoritative academic works on Lu Xun studies in Chinese literary circles of the 20th century. The author of this book, through an analysis of Lu Xun's inner journey, literary views, and political and ideological beliefs, dissects his works, allowing readers to see a vivid Lu Xun.