一曲鼓书艺人的悲歌

The Sad Fate of The Drum Singer

《鼓书艺人》是老舍先生建国前旅居美国期间创作的一部长篇小说。作品真实的描写了鼓书艺人方宝庆及其一家在抗战期间在重庆的遭遇,反映出旧中国艺人低下的社会地位及悲剧命运,为我们生动展示了旧时代艺人的生活。

Drum Singer was a novel written by Laoshe when he was stayed in America before the foundation of the People of Republic of China. This novel described the distress experiences of the drum singer Fangbaoqing and his family by a truly tone. It reacted the sad fate and lower social position of the singer and shows a vivid picture of the singer life in the old time.