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8 unusual facts about Lu Xun


Arthur Henderson Smith

Famous Chinese author Lu Xun has written that he was influenced by Smith's Chinese Characteristics, which was translated into Chinese, as well as Japanese and several European languages.

Jaroslav Průšek

He was sent to China and Japan in 1930s, and he had made friends with many Chinese intellectuals, including Lu Xun.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII

This mode consists of battles and event surrounding Cao Cao, Lu Xun, or Zhuge Liang.

Tadashige Ono

Ono's early prints (prior to World War II), were deeply rooted in the social-critical movement of German expressionism and the art trend dominating in Russia and among critical, intellectual circles in China Lu Xun.

Wang Der-wei

Reflections on violence in Chinese fiction and real-world history, covering famous writers such as Lu Xun and Mao Dun as well as less-well-known ones from mainland China and Taiwan.

Wu Weishan

He composed a history of Chinese culture by a series of sculptures for cultural celebrities: Lao Tzu, Confucius, Lu Xun and Feng Youlan.

Yoshimi Takeuchi

In his later years, Takeuchi devoted himself to doing a new translation of Lu Xun's works.

"According to Takeuchi, the core part of Lu Xun 'is awareness of the literature which was acquired through a confrontation with politics'. Literature in itself is directly powerless. However, as a result, literature could be involved in politics by devoting literature to literature. A writer could be powerful if he would dig down mental "darkness" and realize self-denial and self-innovation without dependence. Lu Xun was aware of this, so Takeuchi calls it "reform" ('eshin').



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