Lu Xun Complete Works

Lu Xun's Complete Works

鲁迅全集
Editor	Martin Woesler
Publisher	European University Press
Languages	Chinese (original), English, German, French
Works	60

鲁迅全集

About Lu Xun

Lu Xun (鲁迅, 1881-1936), born Zhou Shuren (周树人) in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, is widely regarded as the father of modern Chinese literature. Originally trained as a medical student in Japan, he abandoned medicine for literature, believing that the spiritual ills of China required a literary, not a medical, cure. His works -- sharp, satirical, and deeply humanistic -- laid the foundation for modern Chinese prose writing.

Lu Xun's literary output spans short stories, prose poems, essays, literary criticism, and translations. His Diary of a Madman (Kuangren riji 狂人日记, 1918) is generally considered the first modern short story in Chinese literature, and his novella The True Story of Ah Q (A Q zhengzhuan 阿Q正传, 1921-1922) remains one of the most studied works in the Chinese literary canon.

He published two major short story collections -- Call to Arms (Nahan 呐喊, 1923) and Wandering (Panghuang 彷徨, 1926) -- as well as a celebrated collection of prose poems, Wild Grass (Yecao 野草, 1927), and the autobiographical essay collection Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk (Zhaohua xishi 朝花夕拾, 1928). Beyond fiction, he was one of the most prolific and influential essayists of 20th-century China, with more than a dozen essay collections addressing politics, culture, and literature.

This Edition

This project provides scholarly translations of Lu Xun's complete works into English, German, and French, with parallel Chinese text. The translation is based on the standard Lu Xun quanji (鲁迅全集) edition and draws on the original Chinese texts stored in a structured database with 1,518 text sections totaling approximately 5.70 million Chinese characters.

The UVU Wiki platform is used for collaborative editing, version control, and peer review.

Translation principles:

• Fidelity to the original text, with scholarly annotations where needed
• Parallel bilingual presentation (Chinese original alongside translation)
• Consistent terminology maintained via the luxun_glossary database table
• Each work divided into manageable sections for collaborative translation
• Full footnote apparatus for cultural, historical, and linguistic context

Table of Contents

I. Short Story Collections

呐喊 Nahan — Call to Arms (1923)

Lu Xun's first and most famous collection of short stories, written between 1918 and 1922. The title alludes to his desire to "call out" (呐喊) and rouse the Chinese people from their spiritual slumber.

彷徨 Panghuang — Wandering (1926)

Lu Xun's second collection of short stories, written between 1924 and 1925. The title conveys a sense of hesitation and uncertainty.

#	Chinese Title	English Title	German Title	French Title	Bilingual
1	祝福	New Year's Sacrifice	Das Neujahrsfest	Le Sacrifice du Nouvel An	ZH-EN · ZH-DE · ZH-FR
2	肥皂	Soap	Seife	Le Savon	ZH-EN · ZH-DE · ZH-FR
3	伤逝	Regret for the Past	Trauer um Vergangenes	Regrets du passé
4	长明灯	The Eternal Lamp	Die ewige Lampe	La Lampe éternelle
5	幸福的家庭	The Happy Family	Die glückliche Familie	La Famille heureuse
6	孤独者	The Loner	Der Einsame	Le Solitaire
7	弟兄	Brothers	Brüder	Frères	ZH-EN · ZH-DE · ZH-FR
8	示众	Public Display	Zur Schau gestellt	L'Exposition publique

II. Prose Poems

野草 Yecao — Wild Grass (1927)

A collection of 23 prose poems plus a preface, written between 1924 and 1926. Considered among Lu Xun's most personal and philosophically profound works.

Chinese Title	English Title	German Title	French Title	Bilingual
野草	Wild Grass	Wildes Gras	Herbes sauvages	ZH-EN · ZH-DE · ZH-FR

III. Essays and Reminiscences

朝花夕拾 Zhaohua xishi — Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk (1928)

Ten autobiographical essays recollecting Lu Xun's childhood and youth in Shaoxing and his student years in Nanjing and Japan.

#	Chinese Title	English Title	German Title	French Title	Bilingual
1	狗·猫·鼠	Dogs, Cats and Mice	Hunde, Katzen und Mäuse	Chiens, chats et souris
2	阿长与山海经	A Chang and the Book of Mountains and Seas	A Chang und das Buch der Berge und Meere	A Chang et le Livre des monts et des mers
3	五猖会	The Fair of Five Fierce Gods	Das Fest der Fünf Wilden Götter	La Foire des cinq dieux féroces
4	无常	Life and Death	Wuchang	Wuchang
5	从百草园到三味书屋	From Herb Garden to Three-Flavor Study	Vom Kräutergarten zum Drei-Geschmäcker-Studierzimmer	Du jardin aux herbes à l'étude aux trois saveurs
6	父亲的病	Father's Illness	Vaters Krankheit	La Maladie de mon père
7	藤野先生	Mr. Fujino	Herr Fujino	Monsieur Fujino
8	范爱农	Fan Ainong	Fan Ainong	Fan Ainong
9	端午节	Dragon Boat Festival	Drachenbootfest	La Fête des bateaux-dragons

故事新编 Gushi xinbian — Old Tales Retold (1936)

Eight stories retelling ancient Chinese myths and legends with modern satirical twists.

Chinese Title	English Title	German Title	French Title	Bilingual
故事新编	Old Tales Retold	Alte Geschichten neu erzählt	Histoires anciennes racontées à nouveau

IV. Essay Collections (杂文)

Lu Xun's zawen (杂文, miscellaneous essays) form the largest part of his oeuvre. Sharp, polemical, and often satirical, they address politics, culture, literature, and society.

#	Chinese Title	Pinyin	English Title	German Title	French Title	Year	Bilingual
1	坟	Fen	Graves	Gräber	Tombes	1927	ZH-EN · ZH-DE · ZH-FR
2	热风	Refeng	Hot Wind	Heißer Wind	Vent brûlant	1925	ZH-EN · ZH-DE · ZH-FR
3	华盖集	Huagaiji	Under the Canopy	Unter dem Baldachin	Sous le dais	1926	ZH-EN · ZH-DE · ZH-FR
4	华盖集续编	Huagaiji xubian	Under the Canopy, Continued	Unter dem Baldachin, Fortsetzung	Sous le dais, suite	1926
5	而已集	Eryiji	And That's That	Und das war's	Et voilà tout	1928
6	三闲集	Sanxianji	Three Idle Collections	Drei müßige Sammlungen	Trois recueils oisifs	1932
7	二心集	Erxinji	Two Hearts	Zwei Herzen	Deux cœurs	1932
8	南腔北调集	Nanqiang beidiaoji	Southern Tones, Northern Melodies	Südliche Töne, nördliche Melodien	Tons du Sud, mélodies du Nord	1934
9	伪自由书	Wei ziyoushu	False Liberty	Falsche Freiheit	Fausse liberté	1933
10	准风月谈	Zhun fengyuetan	Quasi-Parlor Talk	Beinahe-Salongeschwätz	Propos de salon	1934
11	且介亭杂文	Qiejieting zawen	Essays from the Semi-Concession	Essays aus der Halb-Konzession	Essais de la semi-concession	1935
12	且介亭杂文二集	Qiejieting zawen er ji	Essays from the Semi-Concession II	Essays aus der Halb-Konzession II	Essais de la semi-concession II	1935
13	且介亭杂文末编	Qiejieting zawen mobian	Final Essays from the Semi-Concession	Letzte Essays aus der Halb-Konzession	Derniers essais de la semi-concession	1936
14	花边文学	Huabian wenxue	Marginal Literature	Randliteratur	Littérature marginale	1936
15	集外集	Jiwaiji	Uncollected Works	Ungesammelte Werke	Œuvres non recueillies	1935
16	集外集拾遗	Jiwaiji shiyi	Uncollected Works, Supplement	Ungesammelte Werke, Nachtrag	Œuvres non recueillies, supplément	--

V. Scholarly Works

Chinese Title	Romanization	Description	French Title	Bilingual
中国小说史略	Zhongguo xiaoshuo shilue	A Brief History of Chinese Fiction	Brève histoire de la fiction chinoise
汉文学史纲要	Han wenxue shi gangyao	Outline History of Chinese Literature	Précis d'histoire de la littérature chinoise

VI. Other Materials

Category
Diaries (日记)
Letters (书信)
Dated essays
Other collections
Other materials

Translation Statistics

Metric	Value
Total works	60
Total sections	1,518
Total Chinese characters	~5,700,000

Technical Information

• Database: PostgreSQL, database translations_db
• Tables: luxun_works (60 works), luxun_sections (1,518 sections), luxun_glossary (terminology)
• Source files: PDFs, epub, azw3 formats available
• Wiki platform: MediaWiki 1.35 with Cite and ParserFunctions extensions

External Links

• Lu Xun on Chinese Wikisource
• Lu Xun on English Wikipedia
• Lu Xun on German Wikipedia