Lu Xun, pen name of Zhou Shuren, born Zhou Zhangshou, was a Chinese writer. A leading figure of modern Chinese literature, he wrote in both vernacular and literary Chinese as a novelist, literary critic, essayist, poet, translator and political commentator, known for his sharp, satirical style and critical reflections on Chinese history and culture.
- Occupation
- essayist, poet, literary critic, Esperantist
- Citizenship
- Qing dynasty, Republic of China
- Born
- September 25, 1881
- Died
- October 19, 1936
