Portrait of Lu Xun

Lu Xun

Chinese novelist and essayist

Lived
1881–1936
Country
China
Also writes as
豫亭, 豫山, 豫才

Updated September 2026

About Lu Xun

Lu Xun, pen name of Zhou Shuren, born Zhou Zhangshou, was a Chinese writer. A leading figure of modern Chinese literature, he wrote in both vernacular and literary Chinese as a novelist, literary critic, essayist, poet, translator and political commentator, known for his sharp, satirical style and critical reflections on Chinese history and culture.

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