by Lao She · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070404667
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«Quatre générations sous un même toit I» is the novel by Lao She, published by Folio in paperback format (704 pages, in French).
The novel opens with the birthday of the patriarch Qi, which brings together four generations in Beijing as war against Japan breaks out. Lao She follows numerous characters to show the conflicts between family and country, and makes Beijing the axis of the story.
First part of the saga «Quatre générations sous un même toit» (in Chinese, 四世同堂). Translated from the Chinese by Jing-Yi-Xiao, with a preface by J. M. G. Le Clézio.
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.
