· The Life of a Banana by P. P. Wong Published by Legends Press on Genres: Coming of Age, Family Relationships, Fiction Pages: Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon, Buy At Book Depository, Buy at Forbidden Planet Add To Goodreads. Xing Li is what some Chinese people call a banana – yellow on the outside and white on the inside.5/5. PP Wong is an author, screenwriter and editor. She was born during a very cold winter in London and her fondest memory is trudging through shoulder height snow. The Life of a Banana was longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and highly rated in many publications including The Guardian, The Independent, Corriere Della Sera, The Straits Times, Bangkok Post and Vanity Fair/5. · The Life of a Banana Summary. Xing Li is what some Chinese people call a banana – yellow on the outside and white on the inside. Although born and raised in London, she never feels like she fits in. When her mother dies, she moves with her older brother to live with venomous Grandma, strange Uncle Ho and Hollywood actress Auntie Mei.
It's worth noting that P. P. Wong is the first British born Chinese novelist to be offered a book deal in the UK. Given that this book was published in , that's pretty appalling to me. Despite the fact that The Life of a Banana was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in , it doesn't seem to be readily available in the. The Life of a Banana by PP Wong - review • To order The Life of a Banana for £ with free UK pp call Guardian book service on 03or go to www.doorway.ru PP Wong is an author, screenwriter and editor. She was born during a very cold winter in London and her fondest memory is trudging through shoulder height snow. The Life of a Banana was longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and highly rated in many publications including The Guardian, The Independent, Corriere Della Sera, The.
'PP Wong has blazed a trail for future British Chinese novelists bursting with original and exciting flavours'The Independent 'Life of a Banana is so refreshingly distinct. Read it, and you will soon find yourself wanting more'The Daily Mail 'Revealing in its exploration of cultural and generational conflicts and moving in its optimism'. The Life of a Banana is a Young Adult novel about a British teenage girl named Xing Li and her struggles to fit in both at home and at school. I am an outsider and what Chinese people call a banana: white on the inside, yellow on the outside. The Life of a Banana Summary. Xing Li is what some Chinese people call a banana – yellow on the outside and white on the inside. Although born and raised in London, she never feels like she fits in. When her mother dies, she moves with her older brother to live with venomous Grandma, strange Uncle Ho and Hollywood actress Auntie Mei.
0コメント