Review of Lao She Short Story Collection
by Maxwell Joslyn. .
Lao She Short Story Collection
out of 5
What Does The Score "4.0" Mean?
Good: Left a unique impression on me, and excels in multiple areas of written composition. Gets prioritized when digitizing my notes and excerpts.On 2019-08-04, my friend Chris Stasse gave me this collection of stories (Chinese title: 老舍小说集). I've been working my way through the collection; as of today, I've read these stories:
- 《马裤先生》 (read my English translation)
- 《恋》
- 《月牙儿》
- 《不成问题的问题》
- 《歪毛儿》
- 《铁牛和病鸭》 (read my English translation)
- 《一封家信》
- 《热包子》
- 《老字号》
- 《大悲寺外》
- 《也是三角》
- 《柳家大院》
- 《东西》 [2019-12-04T12:14:16-0800: one of the two main characters has a fixation on the contrast between Western and Eastern schooling, manners, lifestyle, etc. The title is thus best translated as "East and West", not as "Things".]
- 《陈二哥加薪水》
- 《善人》
- 《同盟》
- parts of 《黑白李》、《上任》