Luotuo Xiangzi (Representative Work of Beijing-Style Novels)

"Camel Xiangzi" is a novel written by the people's artist Lao She. It describes the tragic fate of rickshaw pullers during the warlord war in the 1920s. The protagonist Xiangzi is a representative figure of the working people in the old society. He has transformed from a young, energetic and energetic rickshaw puller into a "degenerate, selfish, unfortunate, child of social pathology, and a dead end of individualism." Through the story of Xiangzi's several ups and downs in his life and his final downfall, it reveals the tragic fate of the people at the bottom of the semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. "Camel Xiangzi" is an excellent realistic novel with simple and simple language, vivid and vivid characters, and rich local flavor of Beijing, which shows Lao She's unique artistic style.