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20 fragments of a ravenous youth
This translation of Guo's 1988 semi-autobiographical book about a village girl trying to make it in Beijing's film industry seems juvenile and flimsy.
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Butterfly in the wind
Set in the mid- to late 19th century, it is the story of Okichi Saito, a girl who, just before her marriage to the man she loves, is forced to become the concubine of the first American Consul in Japan for five years. |
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Monster Love
The novel is a layered and stunningly polished work, a harrowing dive into the destructive power of obsessive love.
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In the beginning...
Geraldine Brooks weaves an epic tale that looks beyond religion relations. |
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Alphabet soup
A hunt for Chinese storybooks for her son inspired Martha Keswick to create her own bilingual series.
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