''Divorce'' () is a 1933 Chinese novel by

Lao She Shu Qingchun (3 February 189924 August 1966), known by his pen name Lao She, was a Chinese novelist and dramatist. He was one of the most significant figures of 20th-century Chinese literature, and is best known for his novel ''Rickshaw Boy'' a ...

, written in

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, the temporary Chinese capital during the

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. It was translated by

Helena Kuo Kuo Ching-ch'iu (; 1911 – April 25, 1999), also known as Helena Kuo, was a Chinese-American writer and translator. She was born in Macao and was educated at Lingnan University and Shanghai University. She worked for the ''Shanghai Evening News' ...

as ''The Quest for Love of Lao Lee''.

English translations

It was translated to English 2 times in 1948: * * King's translation, no longer widely accessible, was unauthorized and heavily altered and abridged. Lao She who was in the United States from 1946 to 1949 had wanted the publication blocked, but his efforts were circumvented when King (pen name of Robert Spencer Ward) established his own publisher "King Publications" for the book. Lao She eventually took the matter to court and won the case. Meanwhile, he worked with

for an "authorized" translation, which also differed from the original but presumably with his approval. Kuo's translation was named ''The Quest for Love of Lao Lee'' to distinguish it from King's version.

Adaptations

*''

Divorce Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...

'', a 1992 Chinese film starring Zhao Youliang *''

'', a 1999 Chinese TV drama starring

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References

Novels by Lao She 20th-century Chinese novels 1933 novels Chinese novels adapted into films Chinese novels adapted into television series Chinese Republican era novels Chinese novels adapted into plays {{1930s-novel-stub