"Rickshaw" is one of the best novels by Lao She, considered a classic of 20th century Chinese literature.
For ages, rickshaws have run through the bustling streets of Beijing – powerless people, on the very bottom social rung, harnessed to a cart, delivering passengers around the city.
Lao She tells the story of one of them – the orphan Xiangzi, nicknamed Camel – a simple-hearted and honest guy whose cherished dream was to save money for his own rickshaw, to ensure a stable income and be independent. Xiangzi is determined, denying himself everything, he works from dawn to dusk for four years and almost reaches his cherished goal, but in an instant the rickshaw loses everything…
Will Xiangzi's desired dream become a reality or remain forever a vision of a better life?..
- 1. The best novel by Lao She and a classic of Chinese prose. "Rickshaw" is considered the most famous novel by the writer and is among the key works of 20th century Chinese literature.
- 2. A strong social drama about the "little man". The story of Xiangzi intertwines vivid details of everyday life with harsh criticism of a society where honest work guarantees neither respect nor a future.
- 3. Quality edition and exclusive translation. The series "Neoclassic Prose of the East": high-quality printing, illustrations on the endpapers, and translation by E. I. Rozhdestvenskaya-Molchanova.
