A historical and critical survey of modern Chinese fiction from 1917 to 1949, with emphasis on the forms of novella and short story. Several famous fictions by LU Xun, MAO Dun, SHEN Congwen, LAO She, ZHANG Ailing ,etc. will be done close-reading in the class. The course aims to enable students to analyze and appreciate the authors’ literary skills, artistic achievement, literary thought, and historical background.