Project Gutenberg 2008-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 265 Lu, Xun 1881 1936 魯迅 Zhou, Shuren 狂人日記 Kuang Ren Ri Ji Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Madman_(Lu_Xun) "狂人日記" by Xun Lu is a psychological novel written in the early 20th century. This profound work reflects on the themes of paranoia, societal norms, and the nature of humanity, exploring the author's critique of feudal values and the oppressive societal structures of the time. It provides an insightful commentary on the human condition and the madness that can stem from living within a corrupt system. The story unfolds through the perspective of a man who believes he is being hunted by a society that has collectively turned cannibalistic. As he navigates his everyday surroundings, he is consumed by paranoia, convinced that those around him—his family, neighbors, and friends—are plotting to eat him. Through this intense psychological exploration, he questions the morality of those who accept and perpetuate outdated traditions, revealing a tortured mind that perceives the world as a threat. The narrative serves as an allegory for personal and societal cannibalism, exposing the darker side of human nature and leaving readers to ponder the implications of their own complicity in society's horrors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 19.7 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. zh Diaries -- Fiction Chinese fiction -- 20th century PL Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 45537 2025-06-10T12:04:25.630722 text/html 45358 2025-01-10T11:51:22.819976 text/html 74640 2025-06-10T12:04:29.510676 application/epub+zip 73549 2025-06-10T12:04:27.392697 application/epub+zip 73548 2025-06-10T12:04:26.239715 application/epub+zip 135249 2025-06-10T12:04:31.043659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130578 2025-06-10T12:04:28.850694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105344 2022-09-11T14:30:17.968019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37652 2025-06-10T12:04:25.375695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37590 2008-05-02T12:13:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16297 2008-05-02T12:13:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17434 2025-06-10T12:04:31.194690 application/rdf+xml 9581 2025-06-10T12:04:26.820686 image/jpeg 2625 2025-06-10T12:04:26.513708 image/jpeg 71143 2025-06-10T12:04:25.636695 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia