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Xiaolu Guo
James Naughtie and readers meet Chinese author Xiaolu Guo to talk about her novel A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers. It is a story about discovery, language and understanding, and how cultural differences can sometimes be too great for a relationship to last.
Last on
Thu 7 May 2009
16:00
成人快手 Radio 4 FM
Broadcasts
- Sun 3 May 2009 16:00成人快手 Radio 4
- Thu 7 May 2009 16:00成人快手 Radio 4 FM
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