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 A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers - Xiaolu Guo
Description: ISBN 0701181141 / Author: Xiaolu Guo / Genre: Fiction Newest Review: ... in a country that is totally alien and like Z, I constantly carried around a concise English-Chinese/Chinese-English ... more  ... dictionary during my first months in China! I have also read a previous book by Guo Xiaolu, called A Village of Stone, which was fantastic. For once, despite my high expectations, my enjoyment of this book was totally fulfilled.
I particularly liked the writing style of this book, which is very different from A Village of Stone. Written directly in English, rather than translated, each chapter is headed by a particular word that inspires Z to write that particular entry into her diary; for example, she thinks of ‘you’...more |
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Format: paperback, Publisher: Vintage, ISBN: 0099501473
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Format: hardback, Publisher: Vintage, ISBN: 0701181141
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A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers - Xiaolu Guo: Life and love in London (956 words)
by sunmeilan - written on 29.04.07 (Very useful, 194 readings)
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Known as Z (because no-one can pronounce her name), an innocent Chinese girl in her early twenties arrives in London to study English. She finds everything confusing at first; the language, the food, the attitudes are all deeply alien to her. Soon, she bumps into an English man at the cinema and falls in love. The English man, whose name we never discover, asks Z to ‘be his guest’ at his home, which she translates as meaning she can move in with him. Once living together, Z has a rapid introduction to sex and the cultural differences between China and England. To Z, living together as lovers means that they are committed to each other. Unfortunately, the ...
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