Narration and Revolution: The True Story of Ah Q - a podcast by Rob and Lee Moore

from 2016-05-04T02:55:26

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How does a low-life moron become one of the great tragic figures
in modern Chinese culture? Lu Xun's 1921 novella The True
Story of Ah Q, a masterpiece of the May 4th Movement, presents just
such a situation. We discuss the story's unique narrative
choices, and Lu Xun's varying reception in Taiwan and mainland
China.

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