I Kærlighedens diskurs undersøger Xiaolu Guo aspekter af migration, fremmedgørelse og erindring. Det er som sådan set før, men Xiaolus greb er radikalt anderledes. Det er renset... Læs mere
Roman fra det moderne Kina.Fra et beskedent bondeliv i en idyllisk, men kvælende kinesisk landsby til Beijings beskidte skønhed. Det er længslen efter ´de skinnende... Læs mere
Have you ever tried to learn another language? When Zhuang first arrives in London from China she feels like she is among an alien species. But with increasing fluency in English... Læs mere
”Livet er som sammenkogte grisetæer. Nogle gange må man bare spise, hvad der bliver serveret.” Fra et beskedent bondeliv i en idyllisk, men kvælende kinesisk landsby... Læs mere
A charming and clever account of one woman’s exploration of love, language and identity. Twenty-three-year-old Zhuang (or Z as she calls herself) arrives in London to spend a year learning English.
Village of Stone brilliantly evokes the harshness of life on the typhoon-battered coast of China, where fishermen are often lost to violent seas and children regularly swept away.
Life as a film extra in Beijing might seem hard, but Fenfang won't be defeated. Determined to live a modern life, Fenfang works as a cleaner in the Young Pioneer's movie theatre, falls in love with unsuitable men and keeps her kitchen cupboard stocked with UFO instant noodles.
Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Fiction PrizeIn a flat above a noisy north London market, translator Iona Kirkpatrick starts work on a Chinese letter.
Xiaolu Guo meets her parents for the first time when she is seven. They are strangers to her. When she is born her parents hand her over to a childless... Læs mere
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction Twenty-three-year-old Zhuang (or Z as she calls herself - Westerners cannot pronounce her name) arrives in London to spend a year learning English.