Including: Ganji, Yinghaiji, Hazaoji, Train Jiji, Anemia Jiji.
"Going to the Market" contains 15 articles, including: "Five-Nine", "Hot Buns", "The Little Ghost of Love", "Outside the Great Compassion Temple", "Mr. Breeches", "Micro God", "Embrace the Grandson", "Liu Family Courtyard", "The Iron Cow and the Sick Duck", etc. This collection demonstrates Lao She's realism style and unique Beijing charm, with coherent plots, strong storytelling, concise language, popular and clear characters, and vivid characters.
Lao She mostly describes a series of images of lower-class citizens. He sympathizes with and cares for the sufferings of the lower-class people with a deep, worried and thoughtful look, showing his concern for the fate of the nation. At the same time, there is a sense of humor and irony mixed in. His works had a significant impact on modern literature.
"The Collection of Yinghai" (1935, Renjian Shuwushe) This book is a collection of short stories by Lao She, including "Taking Office", "Sacrifice", "Liutun's", "The Last Dollar", "The Romance of Old Age", and "Caterpillar" The 10 works of "The Good Man", "Neighbors", "Crescent Moon" and "Sunshine" are must-sips for Lao She lovers. Most of the works in them can be regarded as the supreme model of "character sketch".
"The Collection of Clams" includes six short stories and one medium story, namely "Time-honored Brand", "Soul-Breaking Gun", "Stories Heard", "Old Tragedies in the New Era", "Let's Talk About the House", "New Han Muled" and "Ai Qi". These stories were all written in Qingdao. It was named Clam Algae because Lao She fell in love with it after seeing it at the seaside. In "The Collection of Clam Algae", Lao She uses a tortuous and painful story to tell the pain that only belongs to the old-school Chinese.
The two works "Train Collection" and "Anemia Collection" are both based on the background of the Anti-Japanese War. The writing style is cordial and emotional. They both describe the people at the bottom and criticize the bureaucratic class. It also has strong practical significance at the moment and resonates with readers.
In 1938, Lao She was elected as the executive director and director of the general affairs department of the All-China Literary and Art Circles Anti-Enemy Association. He presided over daily meetings internally, represented the "Arts Association" externally, and was fully responsible for the leadership of the association. In July of the same year, he moved west to Chongqing with the Literary and Art Association until the Anti-Japanese War achieved complete victory. Lao She worked with enthusiasm, patience and meticulousness, uniting writers and artists from all walks of life and working together to promote the literary and artistic activities of the Anti-Japanese War. He used the pen as a weapon to create various literary and artistic forms. The works of this period are included in these two collections of short stories.
Reader comments
Especially the chapter "Bringing Grandsons" vividly portrays the patriarchal preference of that era. Moreover, his language is easy to understand, and his humor is sarcastic, making people think deeply. I think this is not only writing about the past society, but also has a lot of inspiration for us now. All in all, highly recommended!
Humorous and simple language, ordinary but thought-provoking stories. It wasn't until middle age that I began to understand and like Lao She's works.
There is a lot of content and easy to read.
I like Lao She's articles, they are humorous, cordial and profound.
Very exciting! Learn more.
It can be used as an introductory book and is recommended to be read.
Especially the chapter "Bringing Grandsons" vividly portrays the patriarchal preference of that era. Moreover, his language is easy to understand, and his humor is sarcastic, making people think deeply. I think this is not only writing about the past society, but also has a lot of inspiration for us now. All in all, highly recommended!
Humorous and simple language, ordinary but thought-provoking stories. It wasn't until middle age that I began to understand and like Lao She's works.
There is a lot of content and easy to read.
I like Lao She's articles, they are humorous, cordial and profound.
Very exciting! Learn more.
It can be used as an introductory book and is recommended to be read.