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| Author | Lao She |
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| Country | China |
| Language | Chinese |
This Life of Mine is a novella by Lao She. [1] The play was filmed as This Life of Mine in 1950.
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Shu Qingchun, known by his pen name Lao She, was a Chinese novelist and dramatist. He was a writer of 20th-century Chinese literature, known for his novel Rickshaw Boy and the play Teahouse (茶馆). He was of Manchu ethnicity, and his works are known for their vivid use of the Beijing dialect.
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Kerry Arthur Danes and Kay Frances Danes née Stewart were imprisoned in Laos as civilians on 23 December 2000 and later convicted of embezzlement, tax evasion and destruction of evidence. They were ordered to pay fines and compensation of $AUD1.1 million.
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This Life of Mine is a 1950 Chinese film directed by Shi Hui.
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Teahouse is a 1957 play by Lao She. The play was first published in Shouhuo in July 1957.
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