《黑白李》发表于1934年《文学季刊》创刊号,最初收在良友图书印刷公司1934年9月出版的《赶集》中,算是老舍先生写得最早的短篇小说之一。后来他写《我怎样写短篇小说》一文,曾把其短篇归为四种类型,《黑白李》就放在第四类里。这一类的小说有什么特点呢?老舍说是“先有了个观 ”Black and White Li“ was published in the first issue of the ”Literary Quarterly“ in 1934 and was first collected in the ”Market Collection“ published by Liangyou Book Printing Company in September 1934 as one of the earliest short stories written by Mr. Lao She. He later wrote ”How do I Write Short Stories,“ which classified her short stories as four types, with ”Black and White Li“ in the fourth category. What are the characteristics of this type of novel? Lao She said yes ”first had a concept