The Story of Ah Q? Forging Swords (Selected Works of Modern Writers)

Author: Lu Xun
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Has the era of "Ah Q" become outdated? Does the famous "spiritual victory method" embodied by "Ah Q" still hold meaning today? Can the character of "Ah Q" be fully explained? Such questions have never ceased since Lu Xun's lifetime, when radical young people with a "creative spirit" attacked or subtly criticized him. Today, some young writers and scholars, for various reasons, occasionally emerge to question Lu Xun, accusing him of being "revengeful," "harsh in criticism," or "lacking great long novels," among other things. The discussion of these issues is naturally beyond the scope of this preface. Moreover, I believe that these criticisms can only be resolved by young readers themselves reading Lu Xun and thinking for themselves, without anyone stepping in to meddle. With Lu Xun's works available, they have been passed down through generations—does this not already speak for itself?