AD 1918. Lu Xun published the first novel written in the vernacular, Diary of a Madman.
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作家鲁迅先生发表了著名的第一篇白话文小说《狂人日记》。
Also the writer Lu Xun published the first, and justifiably famous, story in modern Chinese, Diary of a Madman.
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鲁迅的《狂人日记》与《长明灯》等作品,通过对狂人的境遇的描述揭示了传统文化的荒谬本质。
In Lu Xun's short stories, the Diary of a madman and the Forever Ignited Lantern, the writer has uncovered the absurdity of traditional culture by describing the destiny of the madman.