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Ma Pinglai 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.