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A review by ladulcinella
I Am China by Xiaolu Guo
5.0
A beautiful book.
The story of the 2 lovers, written by the way of diary fragments and a collection of notes that unfolds itself as the translator works her way through them, the life of the translator itself, these elements give a special feeling to this book.
The story is not clear from the beginning, the translation of the chinese is not allways unambiguous, the life of the MC’s not clear. The book reads a bit like a detective trying to unravel the love story, the past of it and its devastating consequences.
At the same time, this book is much more than a love story. It is a witness of how people live their lives in uncertain times, in difficult situations, in days of migration and displacement.
The story of the 2 lovers, written by the way of diary fragments and a collection of notes that unfolds itself as the translator works her way through them, the life of the translator itself, these elements give a special feeling to this book.
The story is not clear from the beginning, the translation of the chinese is not allways unambiguous, the life of the MC’s not clear. The book reads a bit like a detective trying to unravel the love story, the past of it and its devastating consequences.
At the same time, this book is much more than a love story. It is a witness of how people live their lives in uncertain times, in difficult situations, in days of migration and displacement.