Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth

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• Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth By Xiaolu Guo

  Writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo - whose A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers was short-listed for the Orange Prize for Fiction last year - has brought us another novel full of beauty and soul in Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth. Twenty ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Sat, 11 Sep 2010

• Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth

  Guo’s début novel, first published eleven years ago in China and now reworked in English, distills the rush to modernization through the experience of Fenfang, a young peasant who leaves her village for Beijing. Part of the post-Cultural Revolution g ... (read full critics)

  newyorker published on Thu, 26 Aug 2010

3 Reviews

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  It was alright

  Yeh, it was alright, worth reading - not mind blowing. Preferred the Concise Dictionary novel that I read first. However it does provide an interesting insight into Chinese culture and living. What else has she written? I think I might like to try another story.

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  mrpeterryan said on Jan 13, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  I've been into this author since Concise Dictionary for Chinese and English Lovers. This book also ranks A. She is a really intelligent, witty writers who rarely found in China.

  she is a real genius as she can vividly depict Chinese lives in superstition, traditional gender believes and even ... (continue)

  I've been into this author since Concise Dictionary for Chinese and English Lovers. This book also ranks A. She is a really intelligent, witty writers who rarely found in China.

  she is a real genius as she can vividly depict Chinese lives in superstition, traditional gender believes and even the different perspectives between East and West. I somehow feel the knot in my heart after reading it.

  20 fragments can be stored up as a life-memories and histories.

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  Gobs Chan said on Jul 14, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  Heavenly B in the Sky...that's good book !

  No non-sense, witty...it's like getting to spend a few minutes a day with someone you've known for a long time...
  Very nice surprise.
  Highly recommended whether you live China or not. It will give you a few useful insights...

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  Stefietokee said on Apr 28, 2008 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 176 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0385525923
• ISBN-13: 9780385525923
• Publisher: Nan A. Talese
• Pub date: Aug 05, 2008
• Dimensions: 1226 mm x 968 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback, Others and eBook
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