Camel Xiangzi

Lao She's classic novel, better known as Rickshaw Boy, is set in 1920s China. the republic had been declared a decade ago and now the country is close to civil war. It is every man for himself and against this backdrop unfolds the story of a rickshaw-puller named Xiangzi who arrives in Beijing hoping to make his fortune but instead, meets a series of misfortunes. Bilingual edition w/English/Chinese on facing pages. There is a fine film version, Rickshaw Boy, of this story available from China Books too.