"Chrysanthemums in the Evening Pick Up (Color Illustration)"

Author: Lu Xun
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Selected Prose from My Youth was written in 1926 and includes 10 essays by Lu Xun recalling his youth (8 of which are selected in this book). Lu Xun expresses his perceptions of beauty and ugliness, right and wrong, good and evil through the natural, innocent interests and simple emotions of his childhood. It is a collection of essays that are intimate, enduring, simple, poetic, and rich in content. Selected Prose from My Youth is a narrative-based prose collection that maintains a high degree of authenticity and richness in its recollections of the past. Lu Xun seamlessly blends fresh and simple narration with passionate sentiment and sharp commentary, revealing serious thoughts through a humorous touch, displaying irony in calm descriptions, infusing moving emotions into beautiful imagery, and shining wisdom in concise arguments. Reading these fresh and simple essays allows us to immerse ourselves in Lu Xun's rich life experiences and social and historical knowledge, teaching us how to recreate the past from a new perspective and appreciate simplicity and depth.