Mr Ma And Son

Author : Lao She
Publisher : Random House
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781802060515

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Mr Ma and Son by Lao She Pdf

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 Lovell

Author : She Lao,William Dolby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:19398702

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Mr Ma and Son by She Lao,William Dolby Pdf

Author : She Lao
Publisher : Beijing : Foreign Languages Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Chinese
ISBN : 7119011057

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Mr. Ma & Son by She Lao Pdf

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : English fiction
ISBN : NYPL:33433074954300

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Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens Pdf

Author : She Lao
Publisher : Beijing : Foreign Languages Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Chinese
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005418152

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Mr. Ma & Son by She Lao Pdf

Author : 老舍
Publisher : Chinese University Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9629961970

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駱駝祥子 by 老舍 Pdf

Renowned for his absurdist re-visioning of the world and experimentation with the techniques of humour in his writings, Lao She has written about most major historical events in modern China. In his masterpiece Camel Xiangzi, he reveals his prophetic vision of the future of China. The novel depicts the life of Xiangzi, a young rickshaw-puller in Beijing, who fails to improve his life no matter how hard he works. When innocent people's hopes are destroyed, they are awakened to the truth that they are but playthings of fate, which is a Chinese concept for the unnameable in life's absurdities. The novel demonstrates the techniques of bitter humour Lao She employs in his portrayal of characters, who are caught in the endless social turmoil in the 1930s. The novel's socio-historical dimensions have made it a widely used text for the cultural analysis of modern China. Book jacket.

Author : Anne Witchard
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789888139606

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Lao She in London by Anne Witchard Pdf

Lao She remains revered as one of China's great modern writers. His life and work have been the subject of volumes of critique, analysis and study. This book covers the four years the young aspiring writer spent in London between 1924 and 1929.

Author : Lydia He Liu
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0804725357

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Translingual Practice by Lydia He Liu Pdf

After the first chapter, which deals with the theoretical issues, ensuing chapters treat particular instances of translingual practice such as national character, individualism, stylistic innovations, first-person narration, and canon formation

Author : Adam Johnson
Publisher : Random House Incorporated
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780812992793

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The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson Pdf

The son of a singer mother whose career forcibly separated her from her family and an influential father who runs an orphan work camp, Pak Jun Do rises to prominence using instinctive talents and eventually becomes a professional kidnapper and romantic rival to Kim Jong Il. By the author of Parasites Like Us.

Author : SJ Rozan,John Shen Yen Nee
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781641295505

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The Murder of Mr. Ma by SJ Rozan,John Shen Yen Nee Pdf

For fans of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films, this stunning, swashbuckling series opener by a powerhouse duo of authors is at once comfortingly familiar and tantalizingly new. Two unlikely allies race through the cobbled streets of 1920s London in search of a killer targeting Chinese immigrants. London, 1924. When shy academic Lao She meets larger-than-life Judge Dee Ren Jie, his quiet life abruptly turns from books and lectures to daring chases and narrow escapes. Dee has come to London to investigate the murder of a man he’d known during World War I when serving with the Chinese Labour Corps. No sooner has Dee interviewed the grieving widow than another dead body turns up. Then another. All stabbed to death with a butterfly sword. Will Dee and Lao be able to connect the threads of the murders—or are they next in line as victims? Blending traditional gong’an crime fiction with the most iconic aspects of the Sherlock Holmes canon, Dee and Lao’s first adventure is as thrilling and visual as an action film, as imaginative and transportive as a timeless classic.

Author : She Lao
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : China
ISBN : UVA:X001066089

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The Two Mas by She Lao Pdf

Author : Marina Ma,John A. Rallo
Publisher : Chinese University Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9622016405

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My Son, Yo-Yo by Marina Ma,John A. Rallo Pdf

Yo-Yo Ma is an internationally acclaimed cello virtuoso. My Son, Yo-Yo is the compelling story of his life from the cradle to his entering Harvard University at the age of seventeen. It is told by his mother but narrated and written by Dr. John A. Rallo. By telling the story of her son, Marina Ma hopes other young people will realize life is a struggle uphill and that pain and hard work are part of growing up. In her story, love of family is the main sustaining force keeping it together especially during difficult times. The book, written in warm, conversational style, highlights events in the development of the "boy wonder." It is divided into thirty short chapters enriched by numerous photographs from the family album.

Author : Chi Sum Garfield Lau
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789819998210

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The Poetics of Grief and Melancholy in East-West Conflicts and Reconciliations by Chi Sum Garfield Lau Pdf

Author : Ranbir Vohra
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781684171866

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Lao She and the Chinese Revolution by Ranbir Vohra Pdf

"By exhaustively analyzing Lao She’s literary writings, Vohra traces the development of his political consciousness and convictions. Answers are sought for crucial questions: Why did Lao She drift to a leftist position? Why did he return voluntarily to China? Why did he become disenchanted with the authoritarian regime? And why did he commit suicide? Besides being an introduction to the life and works of Lao She, this book contributes to a greater understanding of the nature of the social and political change in twentieth-century China."

Author : Alex North
Publisher : Celadon Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250317971

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The Whisper Man by Alex North Pdf

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "WORKS BEAUTIFULLY... If you like being terrified, The Whisper Man has your name on it." —The New York Times, Editor's Pick "SUPERB" —Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review "BRILLIANT... will satisfy readers of Thomas Harris and Stephen King." —Booklist, Starred Review "POIGNANT AND TERRIFYING" —Entertainment Weekly In this dark, suspenseful thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town. After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. Featherbank. But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed "The Whisper Man," for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night. Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. His disappearance bears an unnerving resemblance to Frank Carter's crimes, reigniting old rumors that he preyed with an accomplice. Now, detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis must find the boy before it is too late, even if that means Pete has to revisit his great foe in prison: The Whisper Man. And then Jake begins acting strangely. He hears a whispering at his window...