Lao Zhang's Philosophy
 A copy of the novel from the Fudan University | |
| Author | Lao She |
|---|---|
| Original title | 老張的哲學 |
| Language | Chinese |
| Published | 1926 |
| Publication place | China |
Lao Zhang's Philosophy is the 1926 debut novel of Chinese author Lao She, written while Lao She was teaching at London University's School of Oriental Studies (SOS). The novel was a resounding success back in China, and encouraged Lao She to immediately write a second novel set in the same Beijing milieu, Zhao Ziyue, the following year.[1]
References
- ^ Bonnie S. McDougall, Kam Louie The Literature of China in the Twentieth Century 1997 Page 116 -"The central character, Lao Zhang, is a schoolteacher who also practises usury and owns a small shop, concerned mainly with money and status. Believing that a concubine would elevate his social standing, he tries to make the sister of one of his students his concubine in settlement of a debt."