Chapter 8 Introduction to "The Collection of Short Stories in the Modern World"

Articles at the bottom of monuments of a certain era are not often found in the literary world;It is extremely rare for a short novel to become a palace where the spirit of the times lives. But so far, short stories still have a sufficient right to exist beside the literature at the bottom of the towering and splendid monument.Not only are the sizes and heights dependent on each other, but it is also like entering a large garan, but seeing the whole is very magnificent, dazzling the eyes, making the viewer's mind soar, and if you look closely at a carving and a painting, although it is small, the result is more distinct. Extended to the whole in this way, the feelings will become more real, so those are finally paid attention to by people.

In the current environment, people are busy with their lives and have no time to read novels, which is naturally one of the reasons for the proliferation of short stories.In just a moment, you can still know the whole leopard with a glimpse, and convey the spirit with a glance. In a few moments, you can know various styles, various authors, various people, things and events written, and you can get quite a lot.And convenient, easy to achieve, tricky...these reasons are still out. There are very few translations of most of China's masterpieces in the world, but there are particularly many translations of short stories, and this is probably the reason.This is the reason why we, the translator, printed this book.Trying to use less force, more introductions, and some disadvantages of not wanting to use up all the energy, it is probably unavoidable to ask yourself.But there is also a point that as long as you can cultivate a flower, you can be a rotten weed that is almost indestructible.Also, it is necessary to gather the sporadic sketches into one book so that they are less likely to be lost.We——translators are all people who are studying and interviewing at the same time. Although we are not strong enough for this trivial matter, improper selection and translation errors are inevitable.We are open to corrections from our readers and critics.

On April 26, 1929, a colleague from the Chaohua Society met. BB 〔1〕 This article was originally printed in "The Collection of Short Stories in the Modern World (1)" published in April 1929. "The Collection of Short Stories in the Modern World" is one of the publications of Chaohuashe founded by Lu Xun and Rou Shi. Twenty-four short stories from Russia, the Soviet Union, Judea, Yugoslavia, Spain and other countries and nations.