by Lao She · FOLIO · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070422081
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«Histoire de ma vie» is a historical novel by Lao She, published by Folio in paperback (120 pages, in French).
An old Chinese man recalls his life with simplicity and humour: abandoned by his wife, he leaves his workshop to join the police, where he spends twenty years until he is dismissed. His account glimpses the decline of the Empire, the soldiers' revolt, the change of regime and the early years of the Republic, when Peking and its people see their world disappear.
French edition translated from Chinese, published in 2002 in the Folio 2 euros collection (number 3627).
Intended for a general audience interested in historical fiction and twentieth-century China.
Shu Qingchun, known by his pen name Lao She, was a Chinese writer of Manchu ethnicity, known for his vivid portrayal of urban life and his colorful use of the Beijing dialect, such as in the novel Rickshaw Boy and the play Teahouse. During the Cultural Revolution, he was persecuted and either drowned himself or was murdered.
