Lu Xun
Lu Xun (鲁迅) or Lu Hsün (Wade-Giles), was the pen name of Zhou Shuren (September 25, 1881 – October 19, 1936), a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. Writing in Vernacular Chinese as well as Classical Chinese, Lu Xun was a novelist, editor, translator, literary critic, essayist, and poet. In the 1930s he became the titular head of the League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai.
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For the Simplified Chinese profile: 鲁迅
“Lies written in ink cannot disguise facts written in blood.”
Lu Xun
“لا يمكن أن تتحقق الأماني لمجرد أن نقولها، ولا يمكن أن تُقال لأن تتحقق؛ إنها مثل الطرقات في الأرض – وفي الواقع لم يكن في الأرض طرقات عند البداية – ولكن حين يسير كثير من الناس في اتجاه واحد .. يُصنع الطريق”
Lu Xun
“With the weight of four thousand years of cannibalism bearing down upon me, even if I was once innocent how can I now face real humans?”
Lu Xun
“A woman has so many parts to her body, life is very hard indeed.”
Lu Xun