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Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth: A Novel
by Guo, Xiaolu
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385525923
- ISBN 13
- 9780385525923
- Seller
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Sewell, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Uncut fore edge. Additional photos will be provided upon request in order to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
Synopsis
Xiaolu Guo was born in a fishing village in southern China. After graduating from the Beijing Film Academy, she wrote several books published in China before she moved to London in 2002. She was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 International Women’s Film Festival for her first feature “How Is Your Fish Today?,” and is the recipient of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Cinefondation Residency grant based in Paris. A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers , her first novel published in the U.S., was shortlisted for the 2007 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. She divides her time between London and Beijing, and is at work on a new novel.
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- Bookseller
- The Dusty Bookcase
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0003336
- Title
- Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth: A Novel
- Author
- Guo, Xiaolu
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 167 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Audience: General/
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385525923
- ISBN 13
- 9780385525923
- Publisher
- Nan A. Talese
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Beijing; Bildungsromans; China; Extras (Actors); Fiction; Literary; Rural youth
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- Octavo
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