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      Language: Vintage Minis

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      Have you ever tried to learn another language? When Zhuang first arrives in London from China she feels like she is among an alien species. But with increasing fluency in English surviving turns to living. And they say that the best way to learn a language is to fall in love w...

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      Product ID:9781784872700
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Vintage Minis
      Title:Language
      Subtitle:Vintage Minis
      Authors:Author: Xiaolu Guo
      Page Count:112
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), London, Greater London
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      Have you ever tried to learn another language? When Zhuang first arrives in London from China she feels like she is among an alien species. But with increasing fluency in English surviving turns to living. And they say that the best way to learn a language is to fall in love with a native speaker...

      Have you ever tried to learn another language? When Zhuang first arrives in London from China she feels like she is among an alien species. The city is disorientating, the people unfriendly, the language a muddle of personal pronouns and moody verbs. But with increasing fluency in English surviving turns to living. And they say that the best way to learn a language is to fall in love with a native speaker…

      Selected from the book A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo

      VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.

      A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human

      Also in the Vintage Minis series:
      Babies by Anne Enright
      Depression by William Styron
      Race by Toni Morrison
      Home by Salman Rushdie


      Imprint Name:Vintage Classics
      Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2017-06-08

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      Weight68 g
      Dimensions178 × 122 × 7 mm