A deliciously funny and moving comedy-of-manners about a Chinese father and son's experiences at the height of London's Jazz Age'He was in London - why be bothered looking at it? Wasn't it bad enough just being there?'Newly arrived from China, Mr Ma and his son Ma Wei run an antiques shop nestled by St Paul's Cathedral, where they try to make a living amid the smog and bustle of 1920s London. As they struggle with money, misunderstandings and the ways of the English - from the overbearing patronage of missionary Reverend Ely to their well-meaning landlady Mrs Weddeburn and her carefree daughter - can understanding, even love, blossom? Both a moving story of the Chinese immigrant experience and a bitingly funny satire on the English, Mr Ma and Son delicately portrays the dreams and disappointments of those seeking a new life in a distant land. Translated by William Dolby, with an introduction by Julia Lovel
Lao She (1899.2.3-1966.8.24) was a modern Chinese literary figure, novelist and drama writer. His original name was Shu Qingchun, and he was a native of Beijing. After graduating from the Beijing Normal School, he worked as a primary school principal and persuader in his early years, and went to England in 1924 to teach Chinese at the Oriental College of the University of London, where he began to write. After his return to China, he taught at Qilu University and Shandong University, and at the same time engaged in writing. His masterpieces include the long novels A Tale of a Cat City, Divorce and Camel Xiangzi, the middle novels The Moon and My Life, and the short stories Microgods and The Broken Gun. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he went to Wuhan and Chongqing to organize the Chinese National Association of Literary and Artistic Circles against the Enemy, where he was the chief executive of the Association internally and the representative of the Association externally. In 1946, he went to the United States to give a lecture and returned to China four years later, mainly engaged in writing plays.
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