'Ah' (阿) in Chinese is an affectionate prefix for names. In Chapter One, the author claims ironically that he could not recall nor verify Ah Q's correct name, a claim that gives the character symbolic anonymity. The ending of the piece – when Ah Q is carted off to execution for a lowly crime – is equally poignant and satirical. Lu Xun exposes Ah Q's extreme faults as symptomatic of the Chinese national character of his time. He persuades himself mentally that he is spiritually 'superior' to his oppressors even as he succumbs to their tyranny and suppression. Ah Q is a bully of the less fortunate but fearful of those who are above him in rank, strength, or power. Ah Q is famous for 'spiritual victories', Lu Xun's euphemism for self-talk and self-deception even when faced with extreme defeat or humiliation. The story traces the 'adventures' of Ah Q, a man from the peasant, rural class with little education and no definite work. Over a Cup of Tea: An Introduction to Chinese Life and Culture. The piece is generally held to be a masterpiece of modern Chinese literature, since it is considered the first piece of work fully to utilize Vernacular Chinese after the 1919 May 4th Movement in China Luo, Jing. It is the longest of the stories in the collection. It was later collected in his first short story collection 'Nahan' (呐喊) in 1923. 'The True Story of Ah Q' (Traditional Chinese: 阿Q正傳 Simplified Chinese: 阿Q正传 pinyin: Ā Q Zhèngzhuàn), is a short episodic novella written by Lu Xun, first published periodically between Decemand February 12, 1922. Image_caption = One of the reprints after 1923 with the author and English title on the cover

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