· I Am China is an interesting puzzle of a book. The author, Xiaolu Guo, is a writer and film maker (she graduated from the Beijing Film Academy), which shows in the structuring of this novel that jumps back and forth in time, moving from perspective to /5. “Steeped in music, revolution, exile and romance, this is a story from the front lines of contemporary China.” —Houston Chronicle “With I Am China, Xiaolu Guo has completed her metamorphosis from an exile writing about displacement in a second language to a writer who seems to occupy two worlds at once, with a discerning eye cast on each and the myriad intersections between them.”/5(71). · “Steeped in music, revolution, exile and romance, this is a story from the front lines of contemporary China.” —Houston Chronicle “With I Am China, Xiaolu Guo has completed her metamorphosis from an exile writing about displacement in a second language to a writer who seems to occupy two worlds at once, with a discerning eye cast on each and the myriad intersections between Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
"Steeped in music, revolution, exile and romance, this is a story from the front lines of contemporary China." —Houston Chronicle "With I Am China, Xiaolu Guo has completed her metamorphosis from an exile writing about displacement in a second language to a writer who seems to occupy two worlds at once, with a discerning eye cast on. I AM CHINA. by Xiaolu Guo ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 2, An unusual translation assignment offers a harrowing glimpse into post-Tiananmen repression in China. Iona is a London translator who's been asked to look over a stash of Chinese letters and diary entries that have mysteriously made their way into a publisher's hands. Renowned author Xiaolu Guo's newest novel I Am China explores rock 'n' roll, revolution, and romance, seductively woven together in an intense and moving work. Guo—whose writing has been described as "original, humorous, and wise" (Amy Tan) and "funny and charming" (The Guardian)—will visit Asia Society Texas Center in support.
I Am China, her latest novel, is a multilayered exploration of politics and culture across three continents. It opens with a letter written by a Chinese man, who signs himself Jian, to Mu, his. Xiaolu Guo born is a Chinese-born British novelist, memoirist and film-maker, who explores migration, alienation, memory, personal journeys, feminism, translation and transnational identities. Guo has directed a dozen films including documentaries and fictions. Her most well-known films include She, a Chinese and We Went to Wonderland. Her novels have been translated into 28 languages. Nine Continents: A Memoir In and Out of China won the National Book Critics Circle Award In , sh. I Am China; By: Xiaolu Guo; Narrated by: Karen Byrson, Andrew Leung, Sarah Lam; Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins Unabridged Audiobook Categories: Romance.
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