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The Elm Tree (Volume 1): Seeds of Change

English

By (author): Ma Pinglai

Translated by: James Trapp

Will the newest branch of a decaying house be bent or broken by these uncertain times? It has been six years since China threw off imperial rule, yet Beijing seems largely unchanged. The city is a chaotic, roiling sea of humanity inhabited by merchants, hawkers and street urchins. In the midst of it all, Qi Yuexuan, the sole scion of a distinguished family, lives a life of indolence. But change is coming. Forces from within and without are becoming increasingly influential, while the new ideas they bring are shaking the foundations of the nation. Reappraising his entrenched values, Qi is torn between tradition and the new order. The Elm Tree paints an intimate, yet vivid picture of an extraordinary cast of characters associated with the Qi household. It documents a forgotten way of life before it was swept away by the turmoil of foreign occupation and civil war... See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 1250g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 11 Oct 2018
  • Publisher: ACA Publishing Limited
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781910760406

About Ma Pinglai

Ma Pinglai 57 has lead a long and varied career across a wide range of sectors. He currently works as a successful script writer in China's burgeoning film and TV industry. The quintessential image of an Beijinger he has been hailed as the The mature youngster of the Chinese literary world and the spiritual successor of Lao She (Cat Country and Mr Ma and Son). Born and raised in Beijing and the son of a playwright he offers an authentic and intimate insight into the lives people lead in the capital of China.

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