Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. PREFACE VII
4. INTRODUCTION IX
5. A NOTE ON PRONUNCIATION XLIII
6. Remembrances of the Past 3
7. CHEERING FROM THE SIDELINES
8. Preface 21
9. Diary of a Madman 29
10. Kong Yiji 42
11. Medicine 49
12. Tomorrow 59
13. An Unimportant Affair 67
14. The Story of Hair 70
15. A Passing Storm 77
16. Hometown 89
17. Ah Q—The Real Story 101
18. Dragonboat Festival 173
19. The White Light 184
20. Some Rabbits and a Cat 191
21. A Comedy of Ducks 197
22. Village Opera 202
23. WONDERING WHERE TO TURN
24. New year's Sacrifice 219
25. Upstairs in a Wineshop 242
26. A Happy Family 255
27. Soap 264
28. The Eternal Lamp 279
29. A Warning to the People 291
30. The Venerable Schoolmaster Gao 297
31. The Loner 311
32. Mourning the Dead 338
33. Brother 363
34. Divorce 377
35. About the Translator 390