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Xiaolu Guo - A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary For Lovers (2nd Hand Paperback)
SKU B004083
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Synopsis
Shortlisted for The Orange Prize for Fiction.
Granta Best of Young British Novelists.
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo is a witty, tender, and linguistically inventive novel told entirely through the eyes of Z, a young Chinese woman who arrives in London to study English and falls into a relationship with an older English man.
Written in Z's evolving, imperfect English - fractured at first, gradually more fluent - it captures the experience of navigating a foreign language, a foreign culture, and a foreign heart with disarming honesty and charm.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : As New
- Category : Fiction - Modern Mainstream Fiction
- Published : 2007 (Vintage)
- ISBN : 9780099501473
- SKU : B004083
- PPC : LL250gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Funny, touching and original." - The Guardian.
"A love story that is also a meditation on language, identity and belonging." - The Times.
"Charming and inventive . . . Guo has a gift for making the ordinary strange and the strange ordinary." - The Independent.
"Funny and charming . . . more than a love story; its psychology is politically acute, and things noted lightly in it linger in the mind." - The Guardian.
"It is impossible not to be charmed by her matter-of-factness. As the story grows in complexity with Z's growing vocabulary - the narration acquires fluency and tenses almost imperceptibly - it is equally hard not to be impressed by Guo's vivacious talent." - Sunday Times.
"A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers is original, humorous and wise. Within imperfect language one can find many perfect truths for the human condition. The misunderstandings are really the understandings of the differences of the heart between men and women." - Amy Tan.
"Captivating, charming and bittersweet, the culture clash is beautifully drawn and utterly convincing . . . a memorable take on East meets West." - Daily Express.
The Author
Xiaolu Guo (born 1973, Fujian, China) - novelist and filmmaker, now based in London. Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2007 for this novel. Other works include I Am China and A Lover's Discourse.
