Lu Xun

Also known as Loe Sjunn, Lu Siun, Shun Luo, Chou Shu-jen, Sjunn Loe, Lou Siun, Xun Lu, Shuren Zhou

Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936)

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Lu Xun was a Chinese novelist and essayist (1881–1936) who is considered one of the most important figures in modern Chinese literature. His influential works helped shape Chinese intellectual and literary culture during a transformative period in the country's history.

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Instance of: human
Family name: Zhou
Gender: male
Citizenship: Qing dynasty
Place of birth: Shaoxing
Place of death: Shanghai
Spouse: Xu Guangping
Sibling: Zhou Jianren
Occupation: short story writer
Employer: Peking University
Languages spoken: Chinese
Native language: Chinese
Notable work: A Brief History of Chinese Fiction
Field of work: translation
Genre: essay
Movement: New Culture Movement
Image: LuXun1930.jpg
Residence: Shanghai

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Commons Creator page: Lu Xun
Commons category: Lu Xun
cause of death: tuberculosis
unmarried partner: Xu Guangping
date of birth: 1881-09-25
date of death: 1936-10-19
topic's main category: Category:Lu Xun
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: 鲁迅
pseudonym: 豫亭
writing language: Japanese
member of: League of Left-Wing Writers
name in native language: 魯迅
birth name: 周樹人
ethnic group: Chinese people
name in kana: ルー・シュン
courtesy name: 豫亭
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
place of burial: Lu Xun's tomb

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Birth name Traditional Chinese周樹人 Simplified Chinese周树人

Lu Xun (Chinese: 魯迅; pinyin: Lǔ Xùn, [lù ɕŷn]; 25 September 1881 – 19 October 1936), 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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