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Across twenty-four chapters, Xiangzi struggles to secure stability—working for others, suffering setbacks, falling ill, and confronting social pressure—before eventually selling his rickshaw and drifting into a new phase of uncertainty. 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In…  \nChapter Ten  \nXiangzi was not smart enough to deal with his problems…  \nChapter Eleven  \nAfter the encounter with the old man and his grandson,…  \nChapter Twelve  \nXiangzi was looking for a place to sit down and…  \nChapter Thirteen  \nThe sky seemed to lighten a bit earlier, thanks to…  \nChapter Fourteen  \nThe Liu birthday celebration was a roaring success, and Fourth…  \nChapter Fifteen  \nSince Xiangzi was not capable of hitting an old man…  \nChapter Sixteen  \nXiangzi’s period of idleness lasted till the fifteenth day of…  \nChapter Seventeen  \nLittle by little, Xiangzi pieced together what had happened at…  \nChapter Eighteen  \nBy June the compound was silent during the day. The…  \nChapter Nineteen  \nXiangzi lay in a daze for two days and nights.  \nChapter Twenty  \nXiangzi sold his rickshaw.  \nChapter Twenty-One  \nWhen chrysanthemums came on the market, Mrs. Xia bought four pots,…  \nChapter Twenty-Two  \nXiangzi had forgotten where he was headed as he strode…  \nChapter Twenty-Three  \nXiangzi walked down the street, shaken to the core, when…  \nChapter Twenty-Four  \nAnother season for pilgrims to burn incense at mountain temples…  \nAbout the Author and the Translator  \nCredits  \nCopyright  \nAbout the Publisher  \nINTRODUCTION  \nLao She (Shu Qingchun, 1899–1966) remains one of the most widely read Chinese novelists of the first half of the twentieth century, and probably its most beloved. Born into an impoverished Manchu family—his father, a lowly palace guard for the Qing emperor, was killed during the 1900 Boxer Rebel-lion—he was particularly sensitive to his link to the hated Manchu Dynasty, which ruled China from the mid-seventeenth century until it was overthrown in 1911. The view of one of his biographers is difficult to dispute: “The poverty of his childhood and the fact that these were also the years when the dynasty was collapsing and the Manchus were becoming a target of increasingly bitter attacks left a deep shadow on Lao She’s impressionable mind and later kept him from personal participation in political activities. But his alienation strengthened his sense of patriotism and made his need to identify with China even more acute.”*  \nAfter graduating from Beiping Normal School, Lao She spent half a dozen years as a schoolteacher, primary school principal, and school administrator. Then, in 1924, after joining a Christian society and studying English, he accompanied a British missionary, Clemont Egerton, to London, where he taught Chinese at the University of London’s School of Oriental Studies. Among his lesser-discussed activities there was the acknowledged assistance to Egerton in his translation of the “indecent” classical novel The Golden Lotus, in which the racy parts were rendered in Latin. During his time away from the classroom, Lao She read voraciously. He has written of his fascination with British novels, in particular the work of Charles Dickens, whose devotion to the urban downtrodden and use of ironic humor Lao She found particularly affecting; they would inform much of his own work, particularly the early novels and stories.  \nLao She’s literary career began during his five-year stay in England, where he wrote three novels: The Philosophy of Lao Zhang (1926), a mostly comical look at","cbCaie9z9KtBsctO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie9z9KtBsctO","pdf",1796521,240,"English","# Introduction\n# Chapter One\n# Chapter Two\n# Chapter Three\n# Chapter Four\n# Chapter Five\n# Chapter Six\n# Chapter Seven\n# Chapter Eight\n# Chapter Nine\n# Chapter Ten\n# Chapter Eleven\n# Chapter Twelve\n# Chapter Thirteen\n# Chapter Fourteen\n# Chapter Fifteen\n# Chapter Sixteen\n# Chapter Seventeen\n# Chapter Eighteen\n# Chapter Nineteen\n# Chapter Twenty\n# Chapter Twenty-One\n# Chapter Twenty-Two\n# Chapter Twenty-Three\n# Chapter Twenty-Four\n# About the Author and the Translator","[{\"question\":\"Who is Xiangzi in Rickshaw Boy?\",\"answer\":\"Xiangzi is a rickshaw driver whose life and hopes are tested by work, illness, and exploitation across the chapters.\"},{\"question\":\"What narrative scope does the novel cover?\",\"answer\":\"The story is organized into twenty-four chapters, tracing Xiangzi’s changing fortunes from acquiring or repairing a rickshaw to later setbacks and major decisions.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the introduction frame Lao She’s background?\",\"answer\":\"It outlines Lao She’s upbringing, education, time in England, and how historical pressures and literary influences shaped his writing style and social concerns.\"}]","Rickshaw Boy - A Novel - Chapters 1-24 | PDF",370]