The Elm Tree (Volume 1): Seeds of Change - Softcover

Pinglai, Mr Ma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910760404 ISBN 13: 9781910760406

Publisher: ACA Publishing Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

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…

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: ACA Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910760404
• ISBN 13: 9781910760406
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 729