
“Savage as a lion, timid as a rabbit, crafty as a fox…”
Sixth entry
A Madman's Diary (1918)
"A Madman's Diary" is a short story published in 1918 by Lu Xun, a Chinese writer. It was the first and most influential modern work written in vernacular Chinese in the republican era, and would become a cornerstone piece of the New Culture Movement. It is placed first in Call to Arms, a collection of short stories by Lu Xun. The story was often referred to as "China's first modern short story". This book was selected as one of the 100 best books in history by the Bokklubben World Library.
“Savage as a lion, timid as a rabbit, crafty as a fox…”
Sixth entry
A Madman's Diary (1918)
Kuang Ren Ri Ji (Diary of a Madman), thirteenth entry
Original: (zh-CN) 救救孩子……
Source: A Madman's Diary (1918)