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'She's no good, that girl. Much too individualistic'

This is the story of Fenfang who, determined to carve out a life more independent than her provincial roots, gets a job as a film extra in Beijing. But living a modern life is not as easy as it looks in this tumultuous, messy city. Grappling with the narrow world of cinema, an outworn Communist regime, and the city's far-from-progressive attitudes to women, charismatic Fenfang finds her true freedom in the one place she never expected.

20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth is a sparkling and wry coming-of-age story about the changing identity of women in contemporary China.

Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world.

20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth

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'She's no good, that girl. Much too individualistic'This is the story of Fenfang who, determined to carve out a life... Read more

    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 14/10/2021
    ISBN13: 9781784877446, 978-1784877446
    ISBN10: 1784877441

    Number of Pages: 224

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

    Description

    'She's no good, that girl. Much too individualistic'

    This is the story of Fenfang who, determined to carve out a life more independent than her provincial roots, gets a job as a film extra in Beijing. But living a modern life is not as easy as it looks in this tumultuous, messy city. Grappling with the narrow world of cinema, an outworn Communist regime, and the city's far-from-progressive attitudes to women, charismatic Fenfang finds her true freedom in the one place she never expected.

    20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth is a sparkling and wry coming-of-age story about the changing identity of women in contemporary China.

    Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world.

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