Lu, Xun 1881-1936 creator text utu 2008 monographic zh 1 online resource : multiple file formats "狂人日記" by Xun Lu is a short story published in 1918. Written in vernacular Chinese, this groundbreaking work tells the tale of a man who believes everyone around him—including his own family—are cannibals intent on consuming him. Through his diary entries, he sees "eating people" embedded in Confucian texts and traditional Chinese society. The story serves as a symbolic attack on feudal culture, using madness as a lens to expose oppressive social structures and calling for revolutionary change in early 20th-century China. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Madman_(Lu_Xun) Release date is 2008-05-11 Produced by Zhan-Ru Jiang Original publication data not identified Diaries -- Fiction Chinese fiction -- 20th century PL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25423 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25423 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133601.0 25423