← Lao SheRickshaw Boyby Lao SheNovel of a rickshaw puller's struggle for dignity and survival in BeijingFind on Amazon↗About the authorLao SheBeijing-born novelist and playwright whose Rickshaw Boy is a masterpiece of social realism. He captured the speech and suffering of Beijing's working classes with humor and compassion before dying in the Cultural Revolution.More by Lao SheCat CountrySatirical science fiction about a decadent alien civilization resembling humans→Four Generations Under One RoofNovel depicting family life during Japanese occupation of China→TeahousePlay set in Beijing teahouse showing society through different historical eras→