A guide to help students of Chinese read Chinese literature, learn Chinese history, and study Chinese characters
Lu Xun, the father of modern Chinese literature, is an essential read for the intermediate and advanced student of Chinese.
Due to its complex writing system, Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world. Full literacy of Chinese requires a working knowledge of three to four thousand Chinese characters and breaking into reading Chinese literature is a daunting task. Capturing Chinese: Lu Xun’s Short Stories from Lu Xun’s Nahan presents the best modern Chinese story as a comprehensive tool to help students of Chinese read Chinese literature in its original form.
Footnotes highlight the more difficult vocabulary and pinyin is provided for the entire text. There is no need to constantly consult a dictionary or to look up difficult characters by radical. Historical events, people, and places are explained throughout and illustrations recreate the scenes. The text used in this book is in simplified characters.
The following stories are included:
- Nahan Preface 呐喊－自序
- Kuang Ren Riji 狂人日记
- Kong Yiji 孔已己
- Medicine 药
- Tomorrow 明天
- A Small Incident 一件小事
- A Story About Hair 头发的故事
- A Passing Storm 风波
- Hometown 故乡
- Dragonboat Festival 端午节
- The White Light 白光
- A Comedy of Ducks 鸭的喜剧
- Some Rabbits and a Cat 兔和猫
- Village Opera 社戏
Each story is provided in the following format:
• Full story unabridged in simplified Chinese
• Pinyin for the entire text
• Definitions for difficult vocabulary
• Historical explanations and summaries
• Illustrations throughout
• Free MP3s read by two native speakers
Free audio files of Lu Xun’s Nahan are also included with the purchase of this book and are available for download from this website. The audio files include both a woman and male speaker.
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