Divorce
by Lao She
About This Novel
"Divorce" is a poem about small people in the 1930s and their reverie and helplessness in the distance. It is Lao She's most satisfying work. The story revolves around the dignity and interpersonal relationships of several clerks and their families in a certain financial office in Peiping. The protagonist, Lao Li, is torn between old-style marriage and trendy love. After countless inner dramas of making a living and raising a family, he finally downgraded from "poetry" to "common sense", from pursuing "modernity" to accepting "reality", and chose to leave Peking and return to his hometown with his wife. The story in the book is exquisite and meticulous, the narration is leisurely, the golden sentences are repeated, and it is cool and playful. It makes you smile when you read it, and there are many elements that can resonate with current readers.
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