The True Story of Ah Q
A serialised version of Lu Xun's famous story about the struggles of an ordinary man in a changing society.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 1: Preface
A narrator wrestles with writing Ah Q’s biography—an ironic struggle to document the undocumented.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 1: Preface
A narrator wrestles with writing Ah Q’s biography—an ironic struggle to document the undocumented.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 2: A Brief Account of Victory
Ah Q is a poor worker who turns every failure into a ‘spiritual victory.’ No matter how much he loses, he convinces himself he has won.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 2: A Brief Account of Victory
Ah Q is a poor worker who turns every failure into a ‘spiritual victory.’ No matter how much he loses, he convinces himself he has won.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 3: The Continued Chronicles of Victory
Ah Q endures humiliation but twists every defeat into a victory.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 3: The Continued Chronicles of Victory
Ah Q endures humiliation but twists every defeat into a victory.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 4: The Tragedy of Love
Ah Q's clumsy attempt at romance ends in disaster.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 4: The Tragedy of Love
Ah Q's clumsy attempt at romance ends in disaster.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 5: The Problem of Livelihood
Shunned and jobless, Ah Q struggles with hunger.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 5: The Problem of Livelihood
Shunned and jobless, Ah Q struggles with hunger.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 6: From Revival to Ruin
Ah Q returns to the village with money and new clothes, claiming to have worked for a prestigious family in the city.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 6: From Revival to Ruin
Ah Q returns to the village with money and new clothes, claiming to have worked for a prestigious family in the city.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 7: Revolution
Excited by rumors of revolution, Ah Q declares himself a revolutionary, hoping to seize power and wealth.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 7: Revolution
Excited by rumors of revolution, Ah Q declares himself a revolutionary, hoping to seize power and wealth.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 8: No Revolution Allowed
Ah Q attempts to join the revolution but is rejected and humiliated by the local elites.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 8: No Revolution Allowed
Ah Q attempts to join the revolution but is rejected and humiliated by the local elites.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 9: The Grand Finale
Ah Q is arrested as a scapegoat for the recent village robbery.
The True Story of Ah Q Part 9: The Grand Finale
Ah Q is arrested as a scapegoat for the recent village robbery.