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I. Foreword
CHAPTER I A FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR FOR more than a year or two I have been wanting to write the true story of Ah Q, but while, on the one hand, I was desirous of doing it, on the other, I vacillated in my purpose. This proves that I am not the sort of person whose name can depend upon his writing for preservation, because in times past it has been necessary that an immortal pen preserve in writing the memory of a person who is to be of imperishable fame; therefore, it is not clear which is dependent…-
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PREFACE
"The True Story of Ah Q" is written in what is known as Pai-hua, or the colloquial style, which is very nearly an exact representation of Mandarin, the language spoken in Peking and throughout much of China, especially in the northern parts, and considered the official language. Its easy flow and natural expression are in marked contrast to the old classic style, Wen-li, which, though more concise and usually more polished and beautiful, is, nevertheless, difficult to understand because it is filled with…-
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