Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. PREFACE IX
4. 1. SHAOHSING AND ITS "SHIH-YEH" 1
5. 2. THE FAMILY 9
6. 3. STUDY AND PLAY 27
7. 4. NANKING AND MILITARY SCHOOL 40
8. 5 TOKYO AND THE KŌBUN INSTITUTE 52
9. 6. SENDAI AND MEDICAL SCHOOL 69
10. 7. TOKYO AGAIN AND A LITERARY CAREER 76
11. 8. FIRST ATTEMPT AT THE SHORT STORY 103
12. 9. HIBERNATION, CREATIVITY, AND CHANGE 121
13. 10. A BESTIARY OF LU HSÜN'S FICTIONALIZED WORLD 140
14. 11. AN ARCHITECT OF STORIES AND A CARPENTER OF WORDS 263
15. 12. CONCLUDING REMARKS ON AN IN-BETWEEN INTELLECTUAL 304
16. APPENDIX 315
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 341
18. INDEX 349