The Elm Tree (Volume 1)

Ma Pinglai

ISBN 10: 1910760404 / ISBN 13: 9781910760406

Verlag: ACA Publishing Limited, 2018

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Inhaltsangabe:

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…

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren: Ma Pinglai was born in Beijing in 1953. On leaving school aged 16, he spent six years in the military in Inner Mongolia. Today he is one of China’s most acclaimed authors and a member of the Beijing Writers’ Association. The Elm Tree won the prestigious Lao She Literary Award for Outstanding Long-form Novels in 2014.

James Trapp has had a long career promoting Chinese language and culture in UK schools. As well as new versions of the Art of War and Daodejing, his translations include Shadow of the Hunter, Longevity Park and Old Kiln. Much of his work revolves around integrating the study of Chinese language and culture, and breaking down barriers of cultural misunderstanding that still persist.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Elm Tree (Volume 1)
Verlag: ACA Publishing Limited
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: PAP
Zustand: New