20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth
Life as a film extra in Beijing might seem hard, but Fenfang won't be defeated. She has travelled 1800 miles to seek her fortune in the city, and has no desire to return to the never-ending sweet potato fields back home. Determined to live a modern life, Fenfang works as a cleaner in the Young...
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Life as a film extra in Beijing might seem hard, but Fenfang won't be defeated. She has travelled 1800 miles to seek her fortune in the city, and has no desire to return to the never-ending sweet potato fields back home. Determined to live a modern life, Fenfang works as a cleaner in the Young Pioneer's movie theatre, falls in love with unsuitable men and keeps her kitchen cupboard stocked with UFO instant noodles. As Fenfang might say, Heavenly Bastard in the Sky, isn't it about time I got my lucky break? Longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099512936 (0099512939)
ASIN: 0099512939
Publish date: 2009-01-01
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
China,
Chinese Literature,
Fiction
Hi! I'm Xiaolu Fenfang! I'm 17 years old! I'm an actress and I weigh 80 pounds. For lunch I was given a 80p boxed set. I was kinda jealous because the lead actress got one that cost 1.20 pounds. I'm sleeping with my Chinese boyfriend. And I'm sleeping with your husband.I moved to Britain. And I got ...
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