{"product_id":"kite-english-chinese-edition-lu-xun-s-classic-essay-on-childhood-regret-the-things-we-cannot-undo","title":"Kite (English-Chinese Edition): Lu Xun‘s Classic Essay on Childhood, Regret \u0026 the Things We Cannot Undo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/d04728a520e255f85512a08adaede965576f4221ebd2f3f98fc9c02455a85662.jpg?v=1793437794\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat is this book about?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIn 1925, Lu Xun wrote a short memoir essay called\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eKite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. The story is simple: as a boy, the narrator believes kite-flying is a waste of time and destroys the kite his younger brother secretly made. Years later, he realizes that \"play is the most legitimate activity of childhood\" — but when he tries to apologize, his brother has already forgotten everything\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baike.baidu.com\/item\/%e9%a2%a8%e7%ae%8f\/61389507?bst=1791083034.53380458e82a1917#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e33\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. A short story that captures a kind of regret everyone understands: wanting to make things right, only to find it's too late.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhy this edition?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA Lu Xun classic that's actually easy to read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAdapted as a 36-page picture book for children and Chinese learners — you can finish it in 10 minutes, but you'll remember it for much longer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanmenxia.zfcg.henan.gov.cn\/cmsweb81e27e\/nas\/webfile2024\/\/sanmenxia\/rootfiles\/2023\/12\/20\/46c7dc61f6e64edbb671b35a6a99cf07.pdf#1342#1279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese-English side by side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe English translation by Wang Chiying is clean and natural. Read the story in both languages without flipping back and forth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/m.winxuan.com\/product\/1202568283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e34\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eTraditional Chinese painting illustrations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eArtist Zhang Dajun brings the story to life with ink-wash-style artwork that matches the quiet beauty of Lu Xun's writing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/m.winxuan.com\/product\/1202568283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e34\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFor families, heritage learners, and Chinese students.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eParents can read it aloud as a bedtime story with emotional depth. Overseas Chinese families can use it to keep the language alive. Chinese learners can practice reading with a real literary text — not a textbook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/b131711d5d3ad32e1caacd9883f42db719155bfcb8b60769fe0a9ad7c3aae025.jpg?v=1793437798\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/8b6f92cd134ac6746ace516e340540316476dc3c8f951cf5c242720b1f452979.jpg?v=1793437802\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/b99a08045720dd9675dde735eb449719e5083369d884ac3141b0dd9add479db0.jpg?v=1793437806\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462404432206,"sku":"978-7-5104-7363-0-1710765-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/214d25d8530fe065d2edfd7e30f4b355609cc7132398dcbe9274da3fbe2b1e10.jpg?v=1793416672","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/kite-english-chinese-edition-lu-xun-s-classic-essay-on-childhood-regret-the-things-we-cannot-undo","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}