野草

audiobook

野草

by Xun Lu

ZH·~20 minutes·4 chapters

Chapters

4 total
1

Produced by Hsiu Wen Wang

10:19
2

翁——你帶去罷。要是太重了,可以隨時拋在墳地堶悸滿C

6:46
3

在這樣的境地堙A誰也不聞戰叫:太平。

0:41
4

傻子跟奴才到他屋外,動手就砸那泥晼C

2:27

Description

The collection unfolds as a series of fragmented, poetic sketches that drift between the quiet of a garden at night and the restless inner monologue of a solitary observer. Its language is spare yet charged, turning ordinary details—wilting leaves, distant stars, the hum of insects—into symbols of longing, decay, and fleeting hope. Through stark imagery the author probes the paradox of silence and speech, presence and absence, inviting listeners to feel the tension between resignation and defiant laughter.

In one vivid passage a moonlit sky hovers over barren jujube trees, their stripped branches reaching toward an impossible horizon while a chorus of unseen night birds punctuates the stillness. The voice oscillates between melancholy and a quiet celebration of the humble ‘wild grass’ that survives in cracks and shadows. As the pieces progress, the listener is drawn into a contemplative space where personal grief, social alienation, and the pulse of a changing world echo together, offering a resonant, introspective experience.

Details

Language

zh

Duration

~20 minutes (19K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2008-04-30

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Xun Lu

Xun Lu

1881–1936

Best known by the pen name Lu Xun, he helped shape modern Chinese literature with sharp, memorable stories that challenged social injustice and old habits of thought. His work is still widely read for its clear voice, dark wit, and deep sympathy for ordinary people.

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