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Lao She and the Chinese Revolution
By exhaustively analyzing Lao She's literary writings, Vohra traces the development of his political consciousness and convictions. Besides being an introduction to the life and works of Lao She, this book contributes to a greater understanding of the nature of the social and political change in twentieth-century China.
Lao She in London
Lao She remains revered as one of China's great modern writers. His life and work have been the subject of volumes of critique, analysis and study. This book covers the four years the young aspiring writer spent in London between 1924 and 1929.
Blades of Grass
"If you want to write good short stories," Lao She once observed, "you have to give it everything you’ve got. The world will allow the existence of a very imperfect novel, but it won’t be that polite with a short story. Art, after all, is not like a pig—the fatter the better." Lao She’s stories proved to be very good indeed, moving and delighting readers for many years and establishing him as a master of classic modern fiction. Thankfully we now have access to a rich collection of his short stories in superb English translations. These stories showcase the varied facets of Lao She’s impressive talent and draw us effortlessly into his world-and we emerge the better for it. This is a...
Lao She, China's Master Storyteller
A lively, readable study of one of China's most beloved writers, Lao She and his works, that shows a great understanding and sympathy for China, modern Chinese history and politics. It is the most recent and only edition in English on this writer who died tragically in 1966 at the start of the Cultural Revolution. Lao She's writings and life are presented in a straight forward style that should endear Lao She to a whole new generation.
Lao She
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駱駝祥子
Renowned for his absurdist re-visioning of the world and experimentation with the techniques of humour in his writings, Lao She has written about most major historical events in modern China. In his masterpiece Camel Xiangzi, he reveals his prophetic vision of the future of China. The novel depicts the life of Xiangzi, a young rickshaw-puller in Beijing, who fails to improve his life no matter how hard he works. When innocent people's hopes are destroyed, they are awakened to the truth that they are but playthings of fate, which is a Chinese concept for the unnameable in life's absurdities. The novel demonstrates the techniques of bitter humour Lao She employs in his portrayal of characters, who are caught in the endless social turmoil in the 1930s. The novel's socio-historical dimensions have made it a widely used text for the cultural analysis of modern China. Book jacket.
Chinesen in London
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茶館
This play portrays the life of the owner of a Beijing teahouse and his customers through 50 years of upheaval in China. Spanning from 1898 to the late 1940s, scenes change from late Qing dynasty to the early days of the Republic, then after to post-1945 when Guomindang soldiers take over the city.
Beneath the Red Banner
Lao She, pen name of Shu Qingchun. He was a banner person, belonging to the "Red Banner" of the "Manchurian eight banners". He lived in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, when the society is turbulent and the people lived in destitution. Seeing the Qing Dynasty on the decline, his and Beijing people's life are broken...
A Lao She Reader
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