# 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth

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- Authors: [Xiaolu Guo](https://www.bookquiver.com/xiaolu-guo)
- Publisher: vintage_classics
- ISBN: 978-17-8487-744-6
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2021-10-14
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## 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.