Rickshaw Boy: A Novel

Authors: Lao, She
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
BISAC/Subject: FIC014000, FIC000000, FIC027200
ISBN: 9780062010643, Related ISBNs: 0062010646, 9780061436925, 9780062010643
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 320,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis:

“Lao She’s great novel.”
The 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. Originally published in 1937, Rickshaw Boy—and the power and artistry of Lao She—can now be appreciated by a contemporary American audience.

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