diff --git a/luaparser/builder.py b/luaparser/builder.py
index 9f78a4c..8cab936 100644
--- a/luaparser/builder.py
+++ b/luaparser/builder.py
@@ -659,4 +659,9 @@ def visitString(self, ctx: LuaParser.StringContext):
         elif p.match(lua_str):
             lua_str = p.search(lua_str).group(1)
 
+        # Eval string to unescape:
+        try:
+            lua_str = ast.literal_eval(F'"{lua_str}"')
+        except:
+            pass
         return String(lua_str, delimiter)
diff --git a/luaparser/tests/test_integration.py b/luaparser/tests/test_integration.py
index 52e6f17..3f0b238 100644
--- a/luaparser/tests/test_integration.py
+++ b/luaparser/tests/test_integration.py
@@ -321,7 +321,9 @@ def test_cont_int_10(self):
         exp = Chunk(
             Block([
                 If(
-                    test=AndLoOp(left=GreaterThanOp(left=ULengthOP(Name("setting")), right=Number(10)), right=EqToOp(left=Name("setting_name"), right=String("user", StringDelimiter.DOUBLE_QUOTE))),
+                    test=AndLoOp(left=GreaterThanOp(left=ULengthOP(Name("setting")), right=Number(10)),
+                                 right=EqToOp(left=Name("setting_name"),
+                                              right=String("user", StringDelimiter.DOUBLE_QUOTE))),
                     body=Block([
                         Return([Number(100)])
                     ]),
@@ -330,3 +332,15 @@ def test_cont_int_10(self):
             ])
         )
         self.assertEqual(exp, tree)
+
+    # Strings are not being parsed #43
+    def test_cont_int_12(self):
+        tree = ast.parse(textwrap.dedent("""
+            a='\\0\\n\\ta'
+        """))
+        exp = Chunk(
+            Block([
+                Assign([Name("a")], [String("\x00\n\ta", StringDelimiter.SINGLE_QUOTE)])
+            ])
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(exp, tree)
diff --git a/luaparser/tests/test_types_values.py b/luaparser/tests/test_types_values.py
index 076c2dc..e952132 100644
--- a/luaparser/tests/test_types_values.py
+++ b/luaparser/tests/test_types_values.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def test_string_escape(self):
                         targets=[Name("b")],
                         values=[
                             String(
-                                r"one line\nnext line\n\"in quotes\", 'in quotes'",
+                                "one line\nnext line\n\"in quotes\", 'in quotes'",
                                 StringDelimiter.DOUBLE_QUOTE,
                             )
                         ],