{"product_id":"chinas-chaplin-comic-stories-and-farces-by-xu-zhuodai-paperback","title":"China's Chaplin: Comic Stories and Farces by Xu Zhuodai - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZhuodai Xu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Rea\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Rea\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoaxes! Jokes! Farces and fun! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChina's Chaplin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e introduces the imagination of Xu Zhuodai (1880-1958), a comic dynamo who made Shanghai laugh through the tumultuous decades of the pre-Mao era.\u003c\/b\u003e Xu was a popular and prolific literary humorist who styled himself variously as Master of the Broken Chamberpot Studio, Dr. Split-Crotch Pants, Dr. Hairy Li, and Old Man Soy Sauce. He was also an entrepreneur who founded gymnastics academies, theater troupes, film companies, magazines, and a home condiments business. While pursuing this varied career, Xu Zhuodai made a name for himself as a \"Charlie Chaplin of the East.\" He wrote and acted in stage comedies and slapstick films, compiled joke books, penned humorous advice columns, dabbled in parodic verse, and wrote innumerable works of comic fiction. \u003ci\u003eChina's Chaplin\u003c\/i\u003e contains a selection of Xu's best stories and stage plays (plus a smattering of jokes) that will answer the questions that keep you up at night. What is a father's duty when he and his son are courting the same prostitute? What ingenious method might save the world from economic crisis after a world war? Who is Shanghai's most outrageous grandmother? What is the best revenge against plagiarists, thieves, landlords, or spouses? And why should you never, never, never pull a hair from a horse's tail?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Rea is Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Irreverence\u003c\/i\u003e. He recently edited\u003ci\u003e Imperfect Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e, and, with Bruce Rusk, translated \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Swindles\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247687229747,"sku":"9781939161949","price":57.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/EMoxf9yYV49781939161949.webp?v=1776305497","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/chinas-chaplin-comic-stories-and-farces-by-xu-zhuodai-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}