The Comedy of Ducks cover
short story

鸭的喜剧

The Comedy of Ducks

Lu Xun · 1922

1,350 characters

satirecomedy

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An encounter with noisy ducks stirs reflections on the quiet absurdities that shape our world.

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Lu Xun is considered the father of modern Chinese literature. His writing tore apart the social structures of early 20th century China with dark humour and razor-sharp prose. If you're learning Chinese and you haven't read Lu Xun, you're missing the writer that shaped the language you're studying.

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