A Madman's Diary: English and Chinese Bilingual Edition 狂人日记 1984 For more than a century

For more than a century and a half

As he fends off the natural world from overtaking his hometown

本書主題是六四天安門事件，這是哈金人生的轉捩點。全書以第一人稱書寫，透過主角萬堅毫無矯飾的目光，寫出個人被集體瘋狂包圍並掐住喉頭的苦澀，及其對心靈所造成的巨大的破壞作用。哈金在序文中坦承最難寫的就是天安門事件的那一章，他視之為作家的道德責任。本書至今仍是書寫六四事件最具影響力的一本書，被譽為哈金最震撼也最令人著迷的不凡傑作。

decontaminate their fields

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A Madman's Diary: English and Chinese Bilingual Edition 狂人日记 1984 For more than a centuryThis English and Chinese bilingual edition of a "A Madman's Diary" was first published in 1918 by Lu Xun, one of the greatest writers in 20th century Chinese literature. This short story is one of the first and most influential modern works written in vernacular Chinese and would become a cornerstone of the New Culture Movement. The story was often referred to as "China's first modern short story". This book is selected as one of The 100 Best Books of