Items related to Mr Ma and Son (Penguin Modern Classics)
Mr Ma and his son Ma Wei run an antiques shop nestled in a quiet street by St Paul's Cathedral in London, where, far from their native Peking, they struggle to navigate the bustling pavements and myriad social conventions of 1920s English society.
From their well-meaning landlady Mrs Weddeburn and her carefree daughter Mary, to the old China hands the Reverend Ely and his formidable wife, the Mas encounter all sorts in this story of unexpected love, crossed wires and antipathy.
A major contribution to the early twentieth-century conversation on Sino-British relations, Mr Ma and Son is a compelling, witty tale of cultural give-and-take from one of China's best-loved authors.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
London as you have never seen it before (Robert Bickers)
About the Author:
Lao She was born in 1899 to a poor Manchu family in Beijing. He left China in his mid-twenties to teach Chinese at the University of London, where he stayed for the next five years. Mr Ma and Son was his third and final novel written during his London years, and was serialized in 1929.
Lao She continued to teach and write upon his return to China, and became an established and respected author renowned for his humorist style. He ventured into the realm of satire and science fiction with Cat Country in 1932, also published by Penguin. He committed suicide in Beijing in 1966, a few years after being labelled an anti-Maoist and counter-revolutionary by the Red Guards.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 014320811X
- ISBN 13 9780143208112
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
- Rating
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Mr Ma and Son (Penguin Modern Classics)
Published by
Penguin Books China
(2013)
ISBN 10: 014320811X
ISBN 13: 9780143208112
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Ausreichend/Acceptable: Exemplar mit vollständigem Text und sämtlichen Abbildungen oder Karten. Schmutztitel oder Vorsatz können fehlen. Einband bzw. Schutzumschlag weisen unter Umständen starke Gebrauchsspuren auf. / Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dust jacket (if any), etc may also be worn. Seller Inventory # M0014320811X-B
Buy Used
£ 9.96
Convert currency