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Description for Teahouse
Paperback. This play portrays the life of the owner of a Beijing teahouse and his customers through 50 years of upheaval in China. Spanning from 1898 to the late 1940s, scenes change from late Qing dynasty to the early days of the Republic, then after to post-1945 when Guomindang soldiers take over the city. Translator(s): Howard-Gibbon, John. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
This is one of the famous dramas by Lao She. The drama is set in a typical, old Beijing teahouse and follows the lives of the owner and his customers through three stages in modern Chinese history. The play spans fifty years and has a cast of over sixty characters drawn from all levels of society. Brought together in Yutai Teahouse, they reflect the changes that were taking place in Chinese society. The strength and appeal of the play lie in part in Lao She's masterful recreation of the characters and language of the streets of old Beijing, but the ... Read more
This is one of the famous dramas by Lao She. The drama is set in a typical, old Beijing teahouse and follows the lives of the owner and his customers through three stages in modern Chinese history. The play spans fifty years and has a cast of over sixty characters drawn from all levels of society. Brought together in Yutai Teahouse, they reflect the changes that were taking place in Chinese society. The strength and appeal of the play lie in part in Lao She's masterful recreation of the characters and language of the streets of old Beijing, but the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ISBN
9789629961251
SKU
V9789629961251
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About She Lao
Lao She (1899-1966) was one of the most renowned contemporary Chinese. He was famous for writing long novels and plays. His works describe vividly the usual daily lives of the people and have been translated into over 20 foreign languages. He was purged and suicide during the Cultural Revolution in China in 1966.
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