Lao She

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Life of the characters

Personal experience

Lao She was born in Beijing on February 3, 1899. His father was a Manchu guard who died in the war of Eight Allied forces attacking Beijing. The whole family lives on their mother's washing.

In 1908, at the age of nine, Lao she began to enter a private school with the help of master Zongyue.

In 1913, he was admitted to Beijing No.3 middle school (now Beijing No.3 middle school). A few months later, he dropped out because of financial difficulties. In the same year, he was admitted to Beijing Normal School at public expense.

After graduating in 1918, he was appointed as the principal of Fangjia Hutong primary school. Two years later, he was promoted to Beijiao student of Beijing Education Bureau. However, because it was very difficult to work with the old forces in the education sector and local areas, he soon resigned from his position with good salary and returned to school to teach.

In 1921, she published the vernacular short novel "her failure" in the overseas new voice, signed by she Yu. This is the earliest work of Lao she discovered so far, with only 700 words.

In 1922, he joined Christianity as a gift. Later, he taught Chinese in Nankai Middle School in Tianjin, and worked in Beijing Education Association and Beijing local service group. During this period, he was keen on social service, and he was also tutoring English at night school and Yanjing University.

In 1923, she published her first short story Xiao ling'er in Nankai quarterly.

In 1924, he went to the UK as a lecturer in the school of Oriental and African universities (University of London). During his stay in England, Lao She used to use it ColinC.Shu This is the English name.

In 1926, he serialized the novel Lao Zhang's philosophy in the novel monthly. The first issue was signed "Shu Qingchun", and the second issue was changed to "Lao She". In the following three years, he continued to write and published three novels in Britain, including Lao Zhang's philosophy, Zhao ziyue and Er Ma. The teaching career in England made Lao she a qualified writer.

In the summer of 1929, he returned from England and stayed in Singapore for half a year as a middle school teacher.

In 1930, he returned to China as a professor of Qilu University, teaching while writing.

In 1931, she married Ms. Hu Fuqing and published a long article "Xiao Po's birthday" in the same year.

In 1932, he created the city of cats and published it in modern magazine. In the following years, Lao She successively created divorce and crescent moon, which are important works in the history of modern literature.

In 1934, he was a professor of Literature Department of Shandong University.

In 1936, Lao she resigned as a professor of Shandong University and devoted himself to writing. In September, Camel Xiangzi was serialized in cosmos wind, which was officially released by the world bookstore in 1939.

In August 1937, he returned to Qilu university to teach. He went to Wuhan alone in November.

In 1938, Lao She was elected as the executive director and director of the general affairs department of the all China Anti enemy Association of literary and art circles. He presided over the daily affairs of the meeting internally, represented the association externally, and was fully responsible for the leadership of the association. In July of the same year, he moved to Chongqing with the Association for the arts and culture.

In 1939, the English version of Jin Ping Mei, translated by Lao She, was published in London as the Golden Lotus.

In 1944, he created and published the first volume of "four generations in one house" by Liangyou Fuxing printing company.

In 1946, he was invited by the U.S. State Department to give lectures in the United States for one year. In the same year, he published the second volume of "four generations in one house," stealing life.

In 1949, after receiving letters from more than 30 friends from the arts and culture circles, he decided to return home. He left the United States in October and arrived in Tianjin in December.

In 1950, the Chinese folk literature research association was established as vice president.

In 1951, he was awarded the title of "people's artist" by Beijing Municipal People's government.

In 1953, he was elected chairman of the all China Federation of literary and art circles and vice chairman of the writers' Association.

In 1957, teahouse was published in the first issue of harvest.

On August 24, 1966, during the "Cultural Revolution", he could not bear humiliation and sank himself in Taiping Lake, Beijing.

In 1978, Lao She was rehabilitated and regained the title of "people's artist". On the tombstone is inscribed a sentence of Lao She: "conscientious pawns in the literary and art circles sleep here."

marriage and family

In 1930, Hu qiongqing was studying in Beijing Normal University. Her mother was afraid that she would delay her life because of her studies. Linguist Mr. Luo Changpei is a friend of Hu's brothers. Once, he went to Hu's house to play, and Hu's mother asked him to help him find out. At this time, Lao She came back from London and wrote some works, so Luo Changpei introduced Lao She to Hu mu. After learning Lao She's talent and character, Hu Mu was very happy, so she decided to take advantage of her husband in private, and discussed a careful plan with Luo to make Lao she meet Hu qiongqing.

In the winter of 1930, Lao she returned to Peiping. Under Luo's arrangement, Lao She was dragged to dinner by his friends everywhere, and there was always Hu qiongqing on the table. After frequent meeting, Hu and Shu have a deep feeling. It was not until the summer of 1931, when Hu graduated, that the two married.

Half a month after marriage, Lao She brought his wife to Jinan and continued to teach in the University, while Hu qiongqing taught in a middle school. Their first child was born in Jinan, a girl named Shuji. In 1935, the second child, son Shu Yi, was born. In 1937, she gave birth to her third child in Chongqing, named Shu Yu. In 1945, Shu Li was born.

Interesting stories of characters

Anecdotes of urging manuscripts

During the war of resistance against Japan, Beixin publishing house once urged the writer Lao She for the manuscript of the youth. At the same time, Lao She humorously sent a letter with opera flavor: Marshal sent an emergency order: no food and grass inside, no soldiers outside! The young general took the gun and got on the horse. Let's take a walk in the youth world. Bark! Malay! See marshal. How many people? A word! They're all old and weak! Rest in the back! Deling! It is: the banners are clear, the murderous spirit is all over the mountain!

Editor's slave

I went to see Lao Yi once. "What have you written recently?" Lou Shiyi asked. Lao She, a Manchu native, said with a smile, "I'm working as a" slave "to polish the manuscript of our" emperor. " A burst of laughter, we know that Lao She is accepting a new task - for the last emperor Puyi to revise his autobiography "the first half of my life.".

Presenting ugliness and composing poems

Once many young people came to Lao She's home to ask how to write poems. Lao She said, "I don't know how to write poetry. I just make up for it." It was suggested that Lao She be asked to "gather together" on the spot. "The heavy rain washes the sea of stars, and the rainbow sounds like the sky; the ice is shining, and the green forest sleeps." Lao she casually recited this unique five character quatrain. In only 20 words, the names of eight familiar and acclaimed writers and artists are put together, with vivid image, broad artistic conception and endless aftertaste. The young people all applauded. The heavy rain mentioned in the poem is sun Yuyu, a modern poet and literary translator. Xi Xinghai is Xian Xinghai, the people's musician. Gao Changhong is a modern celebrity. Wan Lai Tian is a dramatist and filmmaker. Bingying is Xie Bingying, a modern female writer from Hunan. I used to be the general manager of Chongqing Xinshu daily. Biye is a contemporary writer. Lin Fengmian is a painter.

Pick up black shirt girl at Jinan Station

In the autumn of 1933, after Zhou Mingxi was appointed as the president of Qingdao Shenggong middle school, he had to go to Jinan on business. Because he was not familiar with the place of life, Xu Dishan sent a telegram to Lao She, who was teaching in Qilu University, asking for a welcome. According to Lao She's article "mourning Mr. Xu Dishan", Zhou Mingxi wrote. "Do you remember to telegraph me to meet President Zhou at Jinan station? What an interesting telegram! I knew I didn't know her, so you taught her to wear a black cheongsam, and the message was: "pick up the girl in black at the station on the day and at the hour!" When my wife and I received the black shirt girl, we all couldn't shut up laughing. In this way, due to Xu Dishan's relationship, Zhou Mingxi met Lao She and his wife Hu Fuqing in Jinan, and later became a lifelong friend.

personal works

Collection of Novels

Only include the contents of the distribution booklet

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Collection of literature and art

Only a collection of the pamphlets published by Lao She during his lifetime

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Poetry works

There are about 300 old style poems, about 120000 words.

The three new poems are all long poems with the following information:

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quyi works

Through the collection and collation, there are a total of 47 pieces, which are divided into 27 drama, 7 Peking Opera, 5 opera, 2 local drama, 1 English translation of Chinese drama, 1 movie script, 15 Guci, 31 Xiangsheng, 12 Allegro, 4 Taiping Guci, 1 Shandong kuaishu, 1 single string brand song and 7 libretto.

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The collection of published works is as follows:

Hougubojin, huowusong, false doctor, Professor, she remembers, two anti Japanese folk songs, empty city plan, accusing Baode, Dagu calligraphy words gift, love song, exile, random description, explanatory vernacular, self narration of Qin Benxiu, new style of phlegm fan, two nursery rhymes, smile, fight for peace, songs for children, vitamin 》Xiao Xiangsheng Yi, song of the Spring Festival, new youth, new poetry, March in the snow, life of music, hero's praise of new year's Day inscription, loving mother, Dagao song, reading, the second Anti Japanese War, appendix letter to friends, singing of the great party, singing, ghost song, state funeral, celebrating the new year, overseas new voice, peaceful liberation of Tibet, red salesman 》Red leaves, red flag of Hongxing restaurant, 80 or 90 flowers, Baomin Sha

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