{"product_id":"rickshaw-boy-a-novel-isbn-9780061436925","title":"Rickshaw Boy: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Lao She’s great novel.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful new translation of the classic Chinese novel from Lao She, one of the most acclaimed and popular Chinese writers of the twentieth century,  \u003cem\u003eRickshaw Boy \u003c\/em\u003echronicles the trials and misadventures of a poor Beijing rickshaw driver. Originally published in 1937, \u003cem\u003eRickshaw Boy\u003c\/em\u003e—and the power and artistry of Lao She—can now be appreciated by a contemporary American audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful new translation of beloved Chinese author Lao She's masterpiece of social realism, about the misadventures of a poor Beijing rickshaw driver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in China in 1937, \u003cem\u003eRickshaw Boy\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Xiangzi, an honest and serious country boy who works as a rickshaw puller in Beijing. A man of simple needs whose greatest ambition is to one day own his own rickshaw, Xiangzi is nonetheless thwarted, time and again, in his attempts to improve his lot in life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most important and popular works of twentieth-century Chinese literature, \u003cem\u003eRickshaw Boy\u003c\/em\u003e is an unflinchingly honest, darkly comic look at a life on the margins of society and a searing indictment of the philosophy of individualism.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“An impressive novel of an individual struggling against and defeated by a corrupt society. Recommended for readers who enjoy modern tragedies such as Jane Smiley’s \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887815225573,"sku":"NP9780061436925","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061436925.jpg?v=1730227524","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/rickshaw-boy-a-novel-isbn-9780061436925","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}