Memories of a fool...

[Time-]

Hi.

I've heard of a book whose Chinese title is something like 'Memories of a fool'.

Do you know if it has been translated into English, French or Italian?

If not, can you tell me the name of the author and the Chinese title?

Grazie mille (many thanks)!

Ciao

T

[skylee]

狂人日記 (Diary of a mad man)?

阿Q正傳 (The true story of Ah Q)?

Take a look -> Selected Stories of Lu Xun

[Time-]

Yes, Skylee. The author I was looking for is Lu Xun!

Many thanks...

By chance has anyone read his stories?

Which do you recommend for starting?

[Tobias]

http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~gallaher/luxun/luxun.html

another good link in addition to skylee's post.

i like the wild grass 野草 short-stories alot.

btw, i once read a short poem by lu xun which he wrote after a friend of him comitted suicide by drowning himself. it is to me a very moving poem. i cannot remember much of it and do not recall its name. maybe someone can help me out? thanks

[skylee]

a short poem by lu xun which he wrote after a friend of him comitted suicide by drowning himself.

Take a look ->

哭范愛農

哀范君三章

把酒論天下，先生小酒人。

大圜猶酩酊，微醉合沉淪。

幽谷無窮夜，新宮自在春。

舊朋云散盡，余亦等輕塵。

I have doubts on the accuracy of some of the characters on these pages, like "茗艼" (which I think is wrong). But these are as good as what you can get on the internet without paying ...

And here is the story -> 范愛農

[Tobias]

thanks alot, thats what i was looking for.

[oblo]

As far as I know there are some translation in italian of the story you mentioned. One is published by Acquarelli edizioni and another one is published by I Millenni. The latter is more expensive and includes other stories by Lv Xun.

Ciao

[Time-]

Many thanks to all.

I have found an English and a French translation of Diary of a mad man

Unfotunately the book published in Italian by Acquarelli isn't avalaible anymore and I couldn't find the one published by I Millenni, Oblo.

I'm going to read the book in English or French.

Ciao.

T

[malinuo]

I bought it in Italy a few years ago to have something to read on the train. It was an edizione molto economica - just a few thousand lire at the time. My guess is that almost any bookshop would be able to get you a copy, but perhaps at a more expensive price.