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Z is a 23-year-old Chinese language student who has come to London to learn English. When the book begins she can barely ask for a cup of tea, but when language comes, so does love. As she gets to know British culture she also falls for an older English man who lives a resolutely bachelor life in Hackney. It's a million miles away from the small Chinese town she comes from, where her parents want nothing more for her than that she should follow them into the shoe business. Z learns about sex, humour, companionship and passion, but she also learns the painful truth that language is also a barrier and the more you know about it, the less you understand. Written in short chapters, each the definition of a word, this is a brilliantly clever book that pokes fun at England and China and explores the endless possibilities for misunderstanding between East and West, men and women.
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A concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers, Xiaolu Guo
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2008
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- (Paperback)
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- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Xiaolu Guo
- Uitgever
- Vintage
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2008
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 353
- ISBN10
- 0099520796
- ISBN13
- 9780099520795
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Romantiek, Historische romans, Hedendaagse literatuur, Liefde, Hedendaagse romance, Erotiek, Eten, Engeland, China, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Azië, Londen, Cultuur, Reis, Studie, Lot, Toekomst, Eenzaamheid
- Eerste editie
- 1997
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary For Lovers
- Beoordeling
- 3,75 van 5
- Aantekening
- Z is a 23-year-old Chinese language student who has come to London to learn English. When the book begins she can barely ask for a cup of tea, but when language comes, so does love. As she gets to know British culture she also falls for an older English man who lives a resolutely bachelor life in Hackney. It's a million miles away from the small Chinese town she comes from, where her parents want nothing more for her than that she should follow them into the shoe business. Z learns about sex, humour, companionship and passion, but she also learns the painful truth that language is also a barrier and the more you know about it, the less you understand. Written in short chapters, each the definition of a word, this is a brilliantly clever book that pokes fun at England and China and explores the endless possibilities for misunderstanding between East and West, men and women.