A Madman's Diary

Summary

A Madman's Diary is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A Madman's Diary authored Lu Xun^[3].
• A Madman's Diary's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• A Madman's Diary's language of work or name is recorded as written vernacular Chinese^[5].
• A Madman's Diary's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China^[6].
• A Madman's Diary was published on January 1, 1918^[7].
• A Madman's Diary's published in is recorded as La Jeunesse^[8].
• A Madman's Diary's published in is recorded as Call to Arms^[9].
• A Madman's Diary's title is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '狂人日記'}^[10].
• A Madman's Diary's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Diary of a Madman'}^[11].
• A Madman's Diary's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '狂人日記'}^[12].
• A Madman's Diary's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '今天晚上，很好的月光。我不見他，已是三十多年；今天見了，精神分外爽快。纔知道以前的三十多年，全是發昏；然而須十分小心。不然，那趙家的狗，何以看我兩眼呢？我怕得有理。'}^[13].
• A Madman's Diary's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '沒有喫過人的孩子，或者還有？救救孩子……'}^[14].
• A Madman's Diary's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[15].
• A Madman's Diary's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[16].
• A Madman's Diary's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[17].

Product Details

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• Release type: Prose^[18]

• Community tags: short story^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5df48f2f-505d-4e61-948c-8eb14a66951f^[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Madman's Diary authored Lu Xun^[3].

Publication

A Madman's Diary was released on January 1, 1918^[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as written vernacular Chinese^[5].

Why It Matters

A Madman's Diary ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (557 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]