Literature and Revolution in Modern China
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Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Chinese history
Chinese Revolution
Communist Party of China (CPC)
Cultural Revolution
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literary theory
literature and revolution
Lu Xun
Mao Zedong
Marx
Marxism
Trotsky
Trotskyism
Wang Fanxi
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- ISBN 9798888907948
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 02 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Haymarket Books
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Literature and Revolution in Modern China sets out to rescue Lu Xun from the distortion of his legacy by the Chinese Communist literary establishment, Mao Zedong, and Stalinism.
The book reconstructs Lu Xun’s literary theory and political position within its historical context, considering Trotsky’s literary theory and his relationship with the Chinese Trotskyists and the Chinese Communist Party. In doing so, Nagahori Yuzo corrects errors and shortcomings in conventional studies of Lu Xun. At the same time, the book aims to show how Lu Xun was used by the Chinese Communists and Mao Zedong for political purposes, beginning in the Yan’an years and culminating during the Cultural Revolution.
Nagahori Yuzo, Keio University, is Professor Emeritus of Modern Chinese Studies. He has published monographs, translations and many articles on Lu Xun and the Chinese Trotskyists, including Okuda Kyoka, The Dentist Who Created Lu Xun’s Death Mask (2024).
