You have in your hands the seminal and most important story in the history of modern Chinese literature. One hour is enough to read it in its entirety. How is it possible that such a short work has become the most valuable literary asset in a vast country like China, the birthplace of one of the world's longest and richest writing traditions? Despite its few pages (and perhaps precisely because of this), "The Diary of a Madman" is fertile ground for interpretations: a realistic work, complete fiction, or an allegorical and even purely artistic work. The plot is simple and chilling: the hero of the story records in his diary the intentions of the local people - his neighbors, friends and family members - to eat him. Between bouts of madness and anxiety and flashes of reason and fear, "The Diary of a Madman" discusses human existence, life and death, and the transformation of China from a traditional society to a modern society that will be the fruit of the revolution. Is our hero really crazy? Since its publication in 1918, millions of readers have sought to unravel the book's mysterious essence. Now, your chance is yours. This book is the eleventh in the "Reserve" collectors' series.