"This book presents Lao She's autobiographical accounts, divided into six sections: Childhood Under the Zhenghong Banner, Becoming a Writer During the May Fourth Movement, Teaching and Writing in Shandong, Solo Journey to the Wartime Hinterland, Completing ""Four Generations Under One Roof"" in America, and Sixteen Years in the ""Persimmon Tree Courtyard"".
本书内容为老舍自述,分为六辑,正红旗下的童年,"五四"中成为作家,在山东教书与写作,只身去后方,在美国写完《四世同堂》,"丹柿小院"十六年。