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“lao she”

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  • Rickshaw Boy

    A Novel

    by She Lao ...
    A classic of Chinese literature, "Lao She's great novel" depicts an orphaned working class man determined to realize his dreams in 1930s Beijing ( New York Times).A beautiful new translation of the classic Chinese novel from Lao She, one of the most acclaimed and popular Chinese writers of the twentieth century, Rickshaw Boy chronicles the trials and misadventures of a poor Beijing rickshaw driver ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rickshaw Boy

    骆驼祥子

    by Lao She ...
    Rickshaw Boy is the story of Xiangzi, an honest and serious country boy who works as a rickshaw puller in Beiping (Beijing). A man of simple needs whose greatest ambition is to one day own his own rickshaw, Xiangzi is nonetheless thwarted, time and again, in his attempts to improve his lot in life.Rickshaw Boy is one of the most influential and popular works of twentieth-century Chinese literature ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Cat Country

    by Lao She ...
    When a traveller from China crash-lands on Mars, he finds himself in a country inhabited entirely by Cat People. Befriended by a local cat-man, he becomes acquainted with all aspects of cat-life: he learns to speak Felinese, masters cat-poetry, and appreciates the narcotic effects of the reverie leaf - their food staple. But curiosity turns to despair when he ventures further into the heart of the ... Read more

    $10.19 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Rickshaw Boy

    Howard Goldblatt's translation of Camel Xiangzi/骆驼祥子

    by She Lao ...
    Narrated by Jason Wong ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 14 min

    Rickshaw Boy is the story of Xiangzi, an honest and serious country boy who works as a rickshaw puller in Beiping (Beijing). A man of simple needs whose greatest ambition is to one day own his own rickshaw, Xiangzi is nonetheless thwarted, time and again, in his attempts to improve his lot in life.This classic novel, written by leading author Lao She, was an influential and popular work of early ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Cat Country

    by Lao She ...
    Cat Country is a satirical and absurd novel that follows a narrator who stumbles into a bizarre land ruled by cat-like beings. In this seemingly civilized yet deeply dysfunctional society, laziness, corruption, empty rhetoric, and self-deception prevail. Through exaggeration and dark humor, the novel exposes human flaws and social decay, standing as a powerful allegory of modern civilization. ... Read more

    Free

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