Roar (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Lu Xun
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Publishing Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The title "A Call to Arms" was chosen to inspire and empower revolutionaries. The stories in "A Call to Arms" reveal the face of Chinese society with a thunderous force, denounce the evils of the feudal system, and echo the voices of revolutionaries during the May Fourth Movement. It reflects the revolutionary spirit of the May Fourth Movement's uncompromising anti-feudalism, meets the needs of China's transition from old to new democracy, and holds an important place in the history of modern Chinese culture and literature! This book collects fourteen stories written by the author between 1918 and 1922. It was first published in August 1923 by Beijing Xinchao Publishing House, originally including fifteen stories and listed as part of the publisher's "Literary Series." Starting from the third printing in May 1924, it was published by Beijing Beishu Publishing House and included in the author's "Random Collection Series." In January 1930, during the thirteenth printing, the author removed one story titled "Mount Wu" (later renamed "Heavenly Transformations" and included in "New Stories of Ancient Times"). The author's lifetime saw a total of twenty-two printings.