A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers, (Paperback)

from EvelynBernard

The story centers on Zhuang, a 23-year old Chinese woman who has come to London to study English. Zhuang (who calls herself Z) deals with her loneliness in a strange city by attending the cinema. One evening she meets another attendee - a much older man - and they become roommates and lovers that...

from lauralkeet

This is the story of Zhuang, a 23-year-old woman who arrives in London to spend a year learning English. She is never far from her "concise Chinese-English dictionary," looking up words and keeping a diary of her new vocabulary. Early in her stay she meets an older man and quickly moves in with h...

from mrstreme

Zhuang Xiao Qiao is a young Chinese woman whose parents send her to London for a year to perfect her English. Born to peasants who rise to wealth, Zhuang is sheltered but curious, and she journals her new words throughout her year in England. Early during her stay, she meets a man 20 years older ...

from princesshaiku

"A concise Chinese-English dictionary for Lovers," by Xiaolu Guo is a brilliant novel, said Princess Haiku. Guo serves up a tantalizing dish of dreams and pickled seaweed in her portrait of a young Chinese student in London, pursuing love, language and fine cuisine. 

Both love and language are e...

from mrstreme

Zhuang Xiao Qiao is a young Chinese woman whose parents send her to London for a year to perfect her English. Born to peasants who rise to wealth, Zhuang is sheltered but curious, and she journals her new words throughout her year in England. Early during her stay, she meets a man 20 years older ...