Mr Ma and Son

Beschreibung

A deliciously funny and moving comedy-of-manners about a Chinese father and son's experiences at the height of London's Jazz Age<BR><BR>'He was in London - why be bothered looking at it? Wasn't it bad enough just being there?'<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>Translated by William Dolby, with an introduction by Julia Lovell

Angaben vom Händler.