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People who live in a certain culture may not know what this culture is like. The book "Our Temper" selects the most popular chapters from Lao She's works that depict the various personalities of Chinese people, such as "Shopkeeper Fan's", "Dr. Wen", "Chinese in England", "Buying Lottery", "Master Niu's Spittoon", "The Romance of Old Age" and so on, with humorous and ironic yet tolerant writing style, readers can understand the cute, ridiculous, sad, lamentable, admirable and admirable aspects of Chinese national culture through a knowing reading experience. At the same time, the book is supplemented by paintings by the famous painter Sun Zhijun, which has high appreciation and reading value.

This book is divided into two parts: the "live version" and the "novel version". It focuses on the relationship between Chinese and foreigners in the 1930s and 1940s, and selects articles on this theme from Lao She's works. It mainly describes the normal civil interactions between Chinese and foreigners during peacetime, how the Chinese faced the extreme attitudes and bullying of foreigners during the war, and the subtle alliances between the great powers, aiming to oppose war and call for peace.

This book focuses on the difficulties and sufferings in life, and integrates essays and paintings depicting the tragic fate of characters in the works of Lao She, Feng Zikai and other writers to achieve the purpose of jointly highlighting this theme. It shows readers the helplessness of the characters in the works and the courage they show. It aims to encourage people to face unsatisfactory life with an open-minded and long-term attitude when encountering difficulties. Describing the poverty of lower-class workers and the difficult situation of intellectuals and exploring their deep-seated social causes is the most affecting part of this work. It is also the place where they use the most affection and effort in writing and painting. Readers of all ages will relate to and resonate with the content of this book.