
The Elm Tree (Volume 1)
Seeds of Change
Ma(Author)
Sinoist Books (Publisher)
Published on 11. October 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
720 pages
978-1-910760-40-6 (ISBN)
Description
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...
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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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
ACA Publishing Limited
Illustrations
Author photo and translator photo and translator photo in end matter. Small tree image at each chapter head.; 2 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
1066 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910760-40-6 (9781910760406)
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Persons
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.