Lao She worked selflessly all her life. He is a well-deserved "model worker" in the literary and art circles. 1966, Lao She was forced to sink into Taiping Lake in Beijing due to vicious attacks and persecution during the Cultural Revolution. 2065438+September 2007, Four Generations under One roof, a classic novel of modern literature in China, was published and listed by Oriental Publishing Center. This is the first time that this work has been published in full since its publication.
works
Lao She has the title of master of literary language. Among them, there are more than 3 million words in novels, 42 plays and about 300 old-fashioned poems. Most of his works are tragedies, with Beijing dialect as the main language and humorous style. The representative works include the novel Camel Xiangzi and the drama Teahouse, which have been included in the national compulsory reading list for junior and senior high schools and the compulsory reading list for Chinese majors in universities. Teahouse is also a compulsory work of China literature in Singaporean and Malaysian high schools.
Lao She wrote more than 8 million words (another 9 million words) in his life, and also missed some unpublished articles during the Cultural Revolution. His main works are:
long novel
Lao Zhang's philosophy
Zhao Ziyue
Erma
Cat City
divorce
Biography of Niu Tianci
Doctor Wen
Rickshaw Boy
cremate
four generations under one roof
drummer
My whole life
Under the red flag (unfinished)
medium-length novel
waning crescent moon
Sunshine?
Collection of short stories
fair
Oriental cherry sea series
Clam algae collection
Train set
Anemia set
Outside the set
drama
Dragon Beard Ditch
teahouse
dark semester
Earth dragon snake
Residual fog
Shenquan
Other collections
Complete works of Lao She's plays
Lao She's Prose Collection
Selected poems of Lao She
Collection of Lao She's Literary Criticism
Complete works of Lao She
Extended data:
magnum opus
Rickshaw Boy
China's modern novels, written by Lao She, were serialized in magazines from 1936 to 1937, and 1939 was published for the first time. The story tells the struggle and misfortune of a young rickshaw driver in Beijing in the1920s. Xiangzi had a rough life and was bent on owning his own car, but he lost it again and again. In the end, he could not resist the heavy blow of the social environment and surrendered himself. The content of Camel Xiangzi is realistic, showing the style of Beijing, showing deep sympathy and care for the lower classes, disapproving the struggle of individualism and mocking the idea of collective action in politics.
Technically, the novel is rigorous and compact in structure, uses Beijing dialect, uses vivid words, makes good use of symbols and irony, and deeply describes the psychology and emotions of the characters. Camel Xiangzi is one of the most well-known works in China's new literature. It is regarded as the peak of Lao She's literary career, the best modern novel in China before the Anti-Japanese War, and a milestone of realistic literature.
China's modern novel Four Generations under One roof is one of the masterpieces of the famous writer Lao She.
Four generations under one roof is divided into three parts except the preface, namely: the first part, confusion; The second "drag out an ignoble existence"; The third famine. The background of this work is the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, when the Lugouqiao Incident broke out and Beiping fell. This paper describes the story of the residents of an hutong in Beiping ("sheepfold", that is, Xiaoyangjia Hutong and Dayangjia Hutong) who became conquered.
This paper mainly describes all kinds of sorrows and misfortunes suffered by four generations of Qi family, especially depicts the depressed role of Qi Ruixuan, exposes the cruelty and false peace conspiracy of the Japanese army, and shapes touching characters such as Qi Ruixuan, Qian and Li. Some of them can't escape from Beiping to join the army because of family drag, but they help the country in their own way; Under the white terror, some people still stick to traditional etiquette, take honesty as a shame, care for each other and help each other.
At the same time, the author also created distinctive villain images, such as Guan Xiaohe, Da Chibao and Lan Dongyang. They are willing to be traitors, regardless of shame, selfish, and do their best to flatter and flatter, showing their indifference to the world.
Novel features
Lao She is good at describing the life of Beijing citizens, especially the lower class poor, with strong street flavor and Beijing local color. He is good at describing ordinary daily life. In his novels, almost all the characters live a very ordinary life. He is good at using Beijing spoken language. Concise and lively writing, narrative dialogue, short sentence patterns, and rich life breath.
Lao She is good at portraying characters, grasping their characteristics, portraying their faces and demeanor, and being good at psychological description, often expressing their specific feelings with the help of scenery description. The works are simple in structure, clear in clues, ironic and humorous, relaxed and playful, and unique. Laughing for the sake of laughing in early works has the disadvantage of oil.
Literary standpoint
Lao She is famous for his novels and plays. Most of his works are based on citizens' life, which has opened up an important subject area for modern literature in China. The natural scenery, social conditions, local customs, fashion and the spoken language of the masses described by him all show a strong "Beijing flavor". Excellent novels "Camel Xiangzi" and "Four generations under one roof" are representative works describing the life of Beijing citizens. His works have been translated into more than 20 languages and published, which has won the praise of readers with its unique humorous style and strong national color, as well as the taste of elegance and popularity from content to form.