A Happy Family, by Lu Xun: Bilingual Edition, English and Chinese 幸福的家庭 (Lu Xun 鲁迅 Bilingual Study Series Book 12)

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This edition of Lu Xun's Chinese classic A Happy Family features both English and Chinese side by side for easy reference and bilingual support. The Lu Xun Bilingual Study Series includes a study guide and additional materials. Published in 1924 by Lu Xun, one of the greatest writers in 20th-century Chinese literature. This short story is one of the first and most influential modern works written in vernacular Chinese and would become part of the New Culture Movement. This short story is the 3rd story in Lu Xun’s collection Wandering <彷徨>. The story follows a man that is trying to develop an article to describe the “happy family”. As the author tries to write the article, he finds himself frustrated and struggling to place the happy family’s situation. This fascinating symbolic writing addresses the themes of idealism and material reality. The English translation is provided courtesy of the Marxists Internet Archive. 周树人（1881年9月25日－1936年10月19日），字豫才，原名樟寿，字豫山、豫亭，以笔名鲁迅聞名於世，浙江绍兴人，為中国的現代著名作家，新文化运动的领导人、支持者，中国现代文学的奠基人和开山巨匠，在西方世界享有盛誉的中国现代文学家、思想家。鲁迅的主要成就包括杂文、短中篇小说、文学、思想和社会评论、学术著作、自然科学著作、古代典籍校勘与研究、散文、现代散文诗、旧体诗、外国文学与学术翻译作品和木刻版画的研究，对于五四运动以后的中国社会思想文化发展产生一定的影响，蜚声世界文坛，尤其在韩国、日本思想文化领域有极其重要的地位和影响，被誉为“二十世纪东亚文化地图上占最大领土的作家”。这本有英文和中文在一起。