Kong Yiji

"Kong Yiji" (Chinese: 孔乙己; pinyin: Kǒng Yǐjǐ; Wade–Giles: K'ung I-chi) is a representative work in famous Chinese writer Lu Xun's short story collection Call to Arms. Kong Yiji was first published in New Youth magazine in April 1919, and is also the name of the main character in the story. The story recounts the destitute outcome of a scholar, from the eyes of a young adolescent waiter at Xianheng Tavern, Lu Town (substitute for the author's hometown, real-life Shaoxing).

Kong Yiji

"Kong Yiji" (Chinese: 孔乙己; pinyin: Kǒng Yǐjǐ; Wade–Giles: K'ung I-chi) is a representative work in famous Chinese writer Lu Xun's short story collection Call to Arms. Kong Yiji was first published in New Youth magazine in April 1919, and is also the name of the main character in the story. The story recounts the destitute outcome of a scholar, from the eyes of a young adolescent waiter at Xianheng Tavern, Lu Town (substitute for the author's hometown, real-life Shaoxing).