20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth

Xiaolu Guo was a south Chinese citizen. After studying at the Beijing Film Academy, Guo published six books in China. She moved to London in 2002. Village of Stone was one of her shortlisted books. A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers was also shortlisted for this prize. 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth was longlisted for Man Asian Literary Prize. I Am China was also longlisted for Women’s Prize for Fiction. Once Upon a Time in the East was her most recent memoir. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award. She was also shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award and the Jhalak Prize. The Rathbones Folio Award 2018 was awarded to the book. Xiaolu was a Granta Best of Young British Novelists in 2013. She has directed many award-winning films, including She, A Chinese and documentaries about China, Britain, and other countries. She was a Booker Prize judge in 2019 and is currently a visiting Professor at Columbia University in New York.
“She’s no good, that little girl. Fenfang, who is determined to live a more independent life than her provincial roots, takes a job in Beijing as a film extra. Living a modern life in Beijing isn’t as simple as it seems. Fenfang, a charismatic woman, finds her true freedom in the only place she didn’t expect. 20 Fragments from a Ravenous Young is a hilarious and funny story about women’s changing identities in China. Here are ten iconic heroines from literature, portrayed in bold portraits taken by female photographers around the globe.