'She's no good, that girl. Much too individualistic'This is the story of Fenfang who, determined to carve out a life more independent than her provincial roots, gets a job as a film extra in Beijing. But living a modern life is not as easy as... Zobraziť viac
Xiaolu Guo meets her parents for the first time when she is almost seven. They are strangers to her. When she is born in... Zobraziť viac
The world can seem strange and lonely when you step away from your family and everything you have tried to call your own. Yet beauty may also appear. In the autumn of 2019 Xiaolu travelled to New York to take up her position as a visiting... Zobraziť viac
V bytě nad hlučným tržištěm v severním Londýně se mladá překladatelka Iona Kirkpatricková pouští do překladu čínského dopisu: Nejdražší Mu, slunce tu neúprosně praží. Svinská nebeská výheň. Připadám si prázdný a obnažený... Zobraziť viac
Twenty-three-year-old Zhuang (or Z as she calls herself) arrives in London to spend a year learning English. Struggling to find her way in the city, and through the puzzles of tense, verb and adverb; she falls for an older Englishman ... Zobraziť viac
The new memoir from prize-winning writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo - playful, provocative and original, it's her deeply personal take on striving for a life of her own... Zobraziť viac
Vreckový slovník pre zaľúbenýc - SLOVART - Jazyk: SK - Vazba: Pevná s přebalem matná - 288 str. - ISBN: 80-8085-405-X - Kniha Zobraziť viac
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. The city is disorientating, the people unfriendly, the language a muddle of personal pronouns and moody verbs... Zobraziť viac
A funny and charming new novel from Xiaolu Guo about love, language, displacement and finding our place in the world... Zobraziť viac
