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Contents Preface vii 1. Introduction: Lu Xun in Translation 1 2. Lu Xun: The True Story 13 3. On A Madman’s Diary 25 4. A Call to Arms: On Memory 37 Kong Yiji Medicine Tomorrow A Small Incident The Story of Hair A Passing Storm Hometown 5. Ah Q and Other Survivors 57 The True Story of Ah Q Dragonboat Festival The White Light Some Rabbits and a Cat A Comedy of Ducks Village Opera vi Contents 6. Wandering: Women and Survival 77 The New-Year Sacrifice In the Tavern A Happy Family Soap The Eternal Lamp A Warning to the People The Venerable Schoolmaster Gao 7. ‘Living Longer’: Concluding Wandering 97 The Misanthrope Regret for the Past Brothers Divorce Notes 113 Index of Names 125 ...

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