A Madman's Diary

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

## About the work

Written by [[person_luxun|Lu Xun]] and published in *[[work_newyouth|New Youth]]*. The body uses vernacular narration with a classical preface.

## Scope

Metadata and an original summary only — not the full text. Continue via [[concept_vernacular|Vernacular Chinese]] and [[concept_newliterature|New Literature]].

Updated: 2026-10-24

Relations:
- Created by: Lu Xun
- About: 新文学 (此处作为文学主题归类。)
- Exemplifies concepts: Vernacular Chinese (主要指白话正文；小序为文言。)

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Mentioned in:
- 白话文
- 鲁迅

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