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Uva-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Narrative Modes in Lu Xun's Short Stories Tan, Junqiang Publication date 2001 Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Tan, J. (2001). Narrative Modes in Lu Xun's Short Stories. General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. 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