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Lao She's brilliant but painful work is made thoroughly and accurately accessible to English speakers with this excellent translation.

It's a tough read as we watch Xiangzi fall into one disaster after another, coupled with some tragically bad decisions on his own part. But the pain reveals much about the reality of those who are trapped economically and can't find a reliable path to prosperity in spite of bitterly hard work. However, I think Lao She has embedded a message of hope within the despair, as there were lucky things that came to Xiangzi (his name means lucky) and even the hope of the key blessing that could have transformed him and that neighbor girl, Fuzi (the Fu means blessing or fortune in the Chinese). Had he accepted and held onto the gifts he was given, had he been a little more patient or a little more wise, and especially had he been a little less selfish, there was greater hope all along, in spite of the injustices inflicted by others. Perhaps or perhaps not---in any case, it's a much deeper book than some might think and one worthy of much reflection.

Lao She is one of China's great writers and one of the greats in world literature. This book deserves to be read by much wider audiences.


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Rickshaw Boy A Novel She Lao Books Reviews

Wonderful read-- fast-paced, exquisitely developed characters, and a glimpse into another time in another culture. Yet as testament to in the universality of this great writer some of the issues including cultural repression and the plight of the world's poor still obtain today.
One of those novels that gives the reader a graphic view of a life but without the lecturing. Readers get it without being lectured.
Both a great thought piece and a great Chinese culture read. I think part of this mindset is visible in Chinese adults today, and the ending gave me a lot of thoughts to digest
Liked the storyline. Very realistic for the time it was written. There were a lot of stereotypical Chinese stories around that time.
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I was immediately drawn into the book and could not put it down. If you are doubtful about purchasing the book I say it is well worth the purchase. This is a book I will read again sometime in the future.
This is a classic of Chinese literature. It tells the story of Hsiang Tzu, who aspires to own a rickshaw and the very hard work and planning it takes to purchase one.. Set in Peking during the 1930s, it captures the physical, cultural, and political environment of that period. This is a sad, enlightening, memorable book.
Lao can be considered one of the great writers of modern China. His witty, thoughtful and inspiring look at the life of a rickshaw driver at the turn of the 20th century offers critical insight into why the Chinese Revolution happened as well as insight into how the poor perceive their own oppression, Lao's characters are charming, well written and his plot explores the everyday life of the Chinese people.

Overall I found this to be an interesting book
Lao She's brilliant but painful work is made thoroughly and accurately accessible to English speakers with this excellent translation.

It's a tough read as we watch Xiangzi fall into one disaster after another, coupled with some tragically bad decisions on his own part. But the pain reveals much about the reality of those who are trapped economically and can't find a reliable path to prosperity in spite of bitterly hard work. However, I think Lao She has embedded a message of hope within the despair, as there were lucky things that came to Xiangzi (his name means lucky) and even the hope of the key blessing that could have transformed him and that neighbor girl, Fuzi (the Fu means blessing or fortune in the Chinese). Had he accepted and held onto the gifts he was given, had he been a little more patient or a little more wise, and especially had he been a little less selfish, there was greater hope all along, in spite of the injustices inflicted by others. Perhaps or perhaps not---in any case, it's a much deeper book than some might think and one worthy of much reflection.

Lao She is one of China's great writers and one of the greats in world literature. This book deserves to be read by much wider audiences.