Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

This collection of short stories by Lu Xun, commonly considered one of the greatest writers in 20th-century China and often referred to as the father of modern Chinese literature, includes the celebrated short story, "A Madman's Diary". This short story is considered to be one of the first and most influential modern works written in vernacular Chinese. "A Madman's Diary" is an attempt by Lu Xun to describe the effects of feudal values upon the Chinese people. He uses an analogy of cannibalism to describe the way such outdated values eat away at the individual.

In addition to "A Madman's Diary", the collection also includes the following:

Remembrances of the past

Kong yiji

Medicine

Tomorrow

An unimportant affair

The story of hair

A passing storm

Hometown

Ah Q: the real story

Dragonboat festival

The white light

Some rabbits and a cat

A comedy of ducks

Village opera

New Year's sacrifice

Upstairs in a wineshop

A happy family

Soap

The eternal lamp

A warning to the people

The venerable schoolmaster Gao

The loner

Mourning the dead

Brothers

Divorce