Camel Xiangzi (Rickshaw Boy)

Camel Xiangzi is considered by many to be one of the masterpieces of modern Chinese literature, and we are pleased to offer the English translation. Written by Lao She, it describes the often difficult life of a rickshaw-puller during the years of warlord turmoil before the establishment of the People's Republic of China. This book is as famous for its lively characterizations and vivid descriptions of life in the city of Beijing as it is for the harsh picture it paints of the social upheaval, poverty, and injustice in the beginning of the 20th century.