四世同堂（上）

四世同堂 / Quatre générations sous un même toit #1

by Lao She

《四世同堂(第1部):惶惑》是一部中华民族的痛史、愤史，同时，也是一幅中国人民与世界人民一同进行反法西斯斗争的伟大生活画卷。它昭示着中国人民的浩然正气和无畏气概。一种文化，只有在关键时刻才能呈现出它的优劣。而一个民族，也只有在危亡之际才能真正显露出它的强弱。无疑，中国这头雄狮已经觉醒，并日益显露出它强大的生命力和巨大的威力。
国都灭了，能有家吗？风云变幻的时代背景下，在岌岌可危的中国，家也只是行将灭亡的大厦底下一只难以苟活的蝼蚁。生存，已不仅仅是一个人的事，更是一个民族、一个国家走向最终胜利的大事。 中华民族几千年沉淀下来的传统文化造就了中国人善良的品质，继而也造就了他们懦弱、不善抵抗的本性。因此，在重大的民族危机面前，惶惑是他们必经的阶段。然而，惶惑之后，相信中国这头雄狮也必将觉醒。

456 pages, Paperback

Published March 26, 2001

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)