茶馆

by Lao She, 老舍

"This book includes two famous drama scripts of Lao She, namely Teahouse and Longxu Ditch. Teahouse was written in 1956 and it shows the social changes of three ages in nearly half a century, namely Hundred Days' Reform, Warlord Dogfight and the Eve of the Founding of New China and all sorts of figures in the society through a teahouse named Yutai. Longxu Ditch was written in 1950 and it tells the different experiences of several families living in a Beijing courtyard in the changing society, and shows the earthshaking changes of old and new times. The drama shapes the distinctive characters like Mad Cheng, Aunt Wang, Lady and Aunt Ding. 《茶馆龙须沟》包括老舍先生的两部著名的话剧剧本，一是《茶馆》，一是《龙须沟》。
《茶馆》创作于1956年。剧作通过一个叫裕泰的茶馆展示了戊戌变法、军阀混战和新中国成立前夕三个时代近半个世纪的社会风云变化，以及在这个社会中的芸芸众生。《龙须沟》创作于1950年。该剧描写了北京一个小杂院中几户人家在社会变革中的不同遭遇，表现了新旧两个时代翻天覆地的巨大变化。剧中塑造了程疯子、王大妈、娘子、丁四嫂等各具特色的人物形象。"

About the author

Lao She (Chinese: 老舍; pinyin: Lǎo Shě; Wade–Giles: Lao She; February 3, 1899 – August 24, 1966) was the pen name of Shu Qingchun (simplified Chinese: 舒庆春; traditional Chinese: 舒慶春; pinyin: Shū Qìngchūn; Manchu surname: Sumuru), a noted Chinese novelist and dramatist. He was one of the most significant figures of 20th-century Chinese literature, and best known for his novel Rickshaw Boy and the play Teahouse (茶館). He was of Manchu ethnicity. His works are known especially for their vivid use of the Beijing dialect.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[吕不理 · Rating 5 out of 5]

在大兴机场借的书 航班上读完的 老舍太好了
老舍的语言劲劲儿的 就是说不卖弄词藻反而力量巨大到令人心惊
太喜欢茶馆了 说是中国话剧史的一个高度 想来也是。一开始只有唱的那种戏 然后是学西方那套 老舍这儿就完完全全是自己的艺术 讲中国人的故事 刻画的小市民我太爱了 话说买卖妇女原来是那么常见的事情哦！
还是讽刺的 晚清腐败百姓苦 抗日战争百姓苦 抗战胜利国民党来了百姓依然苦。盼着新政府呢 怎么着 还是没熬过60年代的浩劫。
龙须沟的颂扬意味太浓了 我反而没那么喜欢 但毕竟是老舍 糟不到哪里去的

感恩那个让我爱上老舍的网友儿！

[chloe]

我之前去過北京的老舍茶館。閱畢此書，我更加了解茶館文化。北京的茶館，就像香港的老冰室一樣，客人在裡面喝茶，拌嘴討論，無所不談。在書中，我看到中國的時代變遷，亦對維新、袁世凱、共產黨時代加深認識。