Literature Library author
Lu Xun
A concise guide to Lu Xun's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.
Author overview
Lu Xun (1881–1936) was a novelist, poet, and short story writer whose body of work spans fiction and nonfiction prose. This writing is in Chinese and associated with China. Major works and useful reading starting points include Call to Arms, The True Story of Ah Q, Wild Grass, and Kong Yiji. Key themes include Spectatorship can become complicity, Institutions can preserve the harm they claim to solve, Self-deception moves harm downward, and Hope is practice rather than prediction.
Reading pathway
Begin with Call to Arms, then move to The True Story of Ah Q, then move to Wild Grass.
Representative starting points
These are Literature Library reading suggestions by an IB PRL author, not titles prescribed by the IB.