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  "createdAt": "2026-10-24",
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    "Lu Xun"
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  "medium": "short story",
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---

# A Madman's Diary

A 1918 short story by Lu Xun, a landmark of modern vernacular Chinese fiction.

## About the work

Written by [Lu Xun](/en/people/lu-xun.html) and published in *[New Youth](/en/works/new-youth.html)*. The body uses vernacular narration with a classical preface.

## Scope

Metadata and an original summary only — not the full text. Continue via [Vernacular Chinese](/en/concepts/vernacular-chinese.html) and [New Literature](/en/concepts/new-literature.html).

更新时间：2026-10-24

## 标签

- [文学](/en/tags/literature.html)
- [中国近现代](/en/tags/modern-china.html)

## 关系

- Created by：[Lu Xun](/en/people/lu-xun.html) 
- About：[新文学](/en/concepts/new-literature.html) 此处作为文学主题归类。
- Exemplifies concepts：[Vernacular Chinese](/en/concepts/vernacular-chinese.html) 主要指白话正文；小序为文言。

## 正文反向链接

- [白话文](/en/concepts/vernacular-chinese.html)
- [鲁迅](/en/people/lu-xun.html)

## 来源

- A Madman's Diary (Wikipedia, sample reference)：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Madman's_Diary