"You told him that he was lucky in the back light or on the bed of life, he smiled widely and remembered the memory of the pre-war period. But when he stuck his head above the wagon like a coat and talked about the reaction to the goods, you were gutted, like when you are crushed under foot viper." - this is just one of the masterpiece stories in Gong'er's collection, which includes many images that impress with their depth and depiction of the acute socio-political period in China of the 20th century. Lu, Xun, like no one else, knew how to reproduce the philosophy maps of Chinese society and its ilk. His book The Scream is a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary Asian literature and culture."