I Am China
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:6th Aug '15
£9.99
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Two lovers, separated by oceans and an oppressive political regime, desperate to find their way back to each other.
Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Fiction Prize
In a flat above a noisy north London market, translator Iona Kirkpatrick starts work on a Chinese letter.
Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Fiction Prize
In a flat above a noisy north London market, translator Iona Kirkpatrick starts work on a Chinese letter. Two lovers, Mu and Jian, have been driven apart by forces beyond their control.
As Iona unravels the story of the lovers, Jian and Mu seem to be travelling further and further away from each other. Iona, intoxicated by their romance, sets out to bring them back together, but time is running out.
Xiaolu Guo was named as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists
Heart-wrenching… An extraordinary and important book -- Charlie Cooper * Independent *
Beautifully written… Genuinely affecting… Exceptional * Scotland on Sunday *
An ambitious, thought-provoking and engaging narrative -- Jane Shilling * Evening Standard *
Beautifully rendered * New York Times *
Beautifully done -- Viv Groskop * Red *
- Long-listed for Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction 2015 (UK)
ISBN: 9780099583738
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 23mm
Weight: 266g
384 pages