Camel Xiangzi (Masterplots II: World Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Shu Qingchun
- First Published: 1936
- Type of Work: Melioristic realism
- Time of Work: The mid-1930’s
- Setting: Peking
- Principal Characters: Hsiang-Tzu, Hu Niu, Old Liu, Mr. Ts’ao, Hsiao Fu Tzu
- Genres: Long fiction, Realism
- Subjects: Values, Politics, Class consciousness, 1930’s, Ethics, Ambition, Success or failure, Work or workers, China or Chinese people
- Locales: Beijing, China
The Novel
Rickshaw recounts the story of a self-assured young rickshaw puller’s arduous struggle for a gratifying and secure livelihood. Hsiang-tzu, the orphaned protagonist, is only eighteen years old when he abandons the drudgery of life in his native north Chinese village and treks to Peking, the nearest large city. Enchanted by the variety and splendor of the urban panorama, Hsiang-tzu realizes that he has finally found the abode of his dreams; he can never go back to the monotony of plowing fields in the countryside.
Determined to achieve the self-reliance...
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