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Text C Lu Xun A Chinese Writer for All Times（第1页）

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RuthF。Weiss

[1]Tobeinahasalaradoxically，toexpeexpedyet，Ihave—iher45yearsthatIhavelivedinvariouspartsofthishugetry—despiteturmoilsandupheavalskinuityahaninthenearlyquartertury“athome”，inmyria。

[2]uityiivatioiveandawidehorizon—callitwhatyouwill，Ifounditina!Despitealltheshogsonesawaround，therewerepeoplewhoddidseebeyondallthesordidnessandinjusticewhodidnotonlytrytouheworldarouwhobelieved，asKarlMarxtaught，that“philosophershavelongenoughexplaiheworldandourtaskistogeit!”sbegunasafaintyearninginmyyoungdaysiimeandagainbeeheaitossibletosetosbeyondmuchheavieroddstoabetter，morejustsociety。

[3]WhileoinShanghaiintheearly30’salotofbusinesspeoplefromalllobewhoonlylookedforandfaina，thereweretheese，castasideaheirowntrywho，ledoftenbyihreads，disedafutureinwhicheveryman，womanandchildcouldasserthisht，afuturewithndomination，withoutdomesticoverlordshipbybloodsuckers，byleehumanform。

[4]ThepeopleossibleformefstudentsandawriterlikeLuXun，tothisday，becelebratedastheseersofanewworld，notonlyanewa。LuXun，too，cametobelieveinsuewhorizonalthoughhedidoseeit。

[5]Today，afterdecadesofupsanddoweurmoilaioakeswhichledtothisupheaval，thewholeofaislookingbaordertoforward—toremiodrawlessonsfromthepast。AphraseoftheGermaanddramatistBertBrecht，whohasalsobeewell-knowninathroughhisplayLifeofGalileostagedinese，expressestheproblemwithwhiafindsherselffacedtoday:“There’snomorediffibacktoreason。”Thisdoesashouldreturntothebadandbackwardthimeanssheshouldreturntothesound，reasohathadbeeedbeforeLiberationintheYan’andaysaafterliberation，butneverreallyfollowedpletelyintopractice。

[6]AlthoughLuXunhasallalhepiohehings，thegoodlifefortheesepeople，itisonlynowthatheisreallyingintohisowyyearsafterhisdeath。

[7]Andthinkingbayownlifeinthispersonal“jourhebeginning”，toborrohrasefromtheAmeriwriterEdgarSnow，LuXunhasbeenaguidingstarformethatshhterahemoreI—throughtheEnglishtranslationsofhisworksbytheYangs，thehusband-aeamYangXianyiandGladysYang。Throughmyownexperienparadoxiotoflongagosihe“sedliberatiohefalloftheGangofFouriumnof1976，Ihaveetorealizehowmuhastotealyhisen。Andsohismemoryhasbeenaspurtowriteaboutthisseekeroftruthoutofdoubtsanddespair，aionalistinspiritatatimeasplungeddeeperaofasaofficiallywasstillhelddownbyfeudalism，imperialisma-capitalism，the“threemountaiheation。

[8]TowriteaboutLuXuneagesofdevelopment，ofaaswellasthewesternworld。Historitsworld-widebeloure，aswellasthestoryoftheemergenafromfeudalbohtfulplace，asamemberoftheityofnations。

[9]ToreadLuXunandstudytheitahispartoftheworldandelsewherehasbroadenedmyownhorizonbeyohasbeenafasgjourney，aenttomyriushopethattherewillbereaderswhoenjoythejourneyaswell!

Notes

&abridgedpartoftheprefaceofLuXuerforAllTimeswrittenbyRuthF。Weiss。

2。RuthF。Weiss（1955-2006）:She，alsoknownasWeiLushi（魏璐诗），wasborria。ShestudiedlanguagesinVieyfinishingh。D。degreein1932。In1933，shecametodtributedtoeseRevolutioiooliveandworkindjoiionalityin1955。

ForFun

WorkstoRead

&oryofAhQbyLuXun

&racesthe“adventures”ofAhQ，amanfromtheruralpeasantclasswithlittleedudeo。AhQisfamousfor“spiritualvictories”，LuXun’seuphemismforself-talkaionevenwhehextremedefeatorhumiliation。

2。FortressBesiegedbyQianZhongshu

Struers，itisaahmuchpicaresquehumor，aswellasasovel，asatire，aentaryoncourtshipandmarriage，andastudyofoemporaryman。

3。GitanjalibyRabindranathTagore

Theprofouive，freshaifulverseGitanjali（Ss）promotedTagoreasAsia’sfirstebywinningthe1913NobelPrizeiure。

&oSee

1。APassagetoIndia（1984）

Basedreatesthefilmpaintsatroublingportraitofatitsworst，andiweenAzizandhisEnglish“frieheendofBritishruleinIndia。

2。TheLastEmperor（1987）

ItisabiopicaboutthelifeofPuyi，thelastEmperorofa。Puyi’slifeisdepihisasttothethroneasasmallboytohisimprisoandpoliticalrehabilitationbytheent。