Rickshaw Boy Summary: Struggles of Urban Life in Old Beijing
A Tragic Urban Classic Rickshaw Boy, known in Chinese as 《骆驼祥子》 (Luòtuo Xiángzi), is one of the most powerful realist novels of modern Chinese literature. …
Month: November 2022
Diary of a Madman Explained: How Lu Xun Introduced Modern Chinese Literature
“Diary of a Madman”, known in Chinese as 狂人日记 (Kuángrén Rìjì), is widely regarded as the first modern short story in Chinese literature. Written by …