The True Story of Ah Q
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1972 collection, PekingBy Lu Xun
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First publication
1919
Literature form
Novella
Genres
Literary
Writing language
Chinese
Author's country
China
Length
Approx. 18,000 words
Notable lines
For several years now I have been meaning to write the true story of Ah Q.
— First line
Now he saw eyes more terrible even than the wolf's; dull yet penetrating eyes that, having devoured his words, still seemed eager to devour something beyond his flesh and blood. Most people were dissatisfied, because a shooting was not such a fine spectacle as a decapitation.
They had followed him for nothing.
— Last line
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The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun
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