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
LITTLE BOOKS. A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Also in the Vintage Minis series:Babies by Anne Enright Depression by William Styron Race by Toni Morrison Home by Salman Rushdie
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
”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.
Her world is turned upside down when she sights a UFThing - a spinning plate in the sky - and helps the Westerner in distress whom she discovers in the shadow of the alien craft. And... Læs mere
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.
The lovers in the age of indifference are tough romantics from every corner of the planet: a marriage splinters during a game of mah jong;