Lu Xun
Lu Xun, pen name of Zhou Shuren, born Zhou Zhangshou, was a Chinese writer. A leading figure of modern Chinese literature, he wrote in both vernacular and literary Chinese as a novelist, literary critic, essayist, poet, translator and political commentator, known for his sharp, satirical style and critical reflections on Chinese history and culture.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Shaoxing
- Educated at
- Kobun InstituteSendai Medical CollegeTohoku University
- Awards
- 🏆 100 heroes and model figures who have made outstanding contributions to the founding of New China
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Chinese people love compromise. If you say to them, "This room is too dark, we must have a window made," they will all oppose you. But if you say, "Let's take off the roof," they will compromise with …"
"The literature of former days is like watching a fire from across the water; in present-day literature, the author himself is being scorched by the fire and he is bound to feel it deeply, and when he …"
"I used to think that a man was sentenced to death or imprisonment because he was guilty; now I know that he is found guilty because he is disliked."
"When you talk with famous scholars, the best thing is to pretend that occasionally you do not quite understand them. If you understand too little, you will be despised; if you understand too much, you…"
"We have hereafter only two roads to choose: one is to embrace the ancient literature and die, the other is to forsake the ancient literature and live."
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Timeline
1881
Born
Birth1936
Died
Death
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