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

## About the work

Written by [Lu Xun](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/lu-xun.html) and published in *[New Youth](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/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](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/vernacular-chinese.html) and [New Literature](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/new-literature.html).

Updated: 2026-10-24

Tags:
- 文学 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/literature.html
- 中国近现代 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/modern-china.html

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

Mentioned in:
- 白话文 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/vernacular-chinese.html
- 鲁迅 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/lu-xun.html

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