until recently, he was a lecturer of the Chinese Department in the National University, the Normal College, and the Girls' Normal College, respectively. He is now a professor in Amoy University.
It was during his studies in Japan in 1918 that his friend, Mr. Ch'ien Hsüan-t'ung, asked Lu-shün to contribute to his magazine, the New Youth. This was the first time Mr. Chou used his pen name Lu-shün for the stories, fifteen of which were later collected and published as the now famous "Ne-han," of which "The True Story of Ah Q" is one of the most popular.
Lu-shün thinks that his training was not the kind which would prepare him for a writing career, but all of us know that life, that severe and thorough master, taught him more than books or schools could have.
The original Chinese of the "The True Story of Ah Q" is contained in the short story collection "Ne-han" (吶喊), which is published by the New Northern Publishing Company, 12 Ts'ui Hua Hu-T'ung, East City, Peking (北京東城翠花胡同十二號北新書局).
G. K. L.
Shanghai, August, 1926.
