Xiaolu guo biography of mahatma gandhi

Xiaolu Guo (– ) is a British-Chinese novelist, filmmaker and essayist.

Born in China in , Guo was raised in a village in Zhejiang province before moving to a communist compound in Wenling. She studied at the Beijing Film Academy and moved to London in to study at the National Film School.

Xiaolu guo biography of mahatma gandhi

Guo’s first English-language novel, A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers, was published in and shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. In she was named as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists.

Her films have also been critically acclaimed, including garnering nominations at the Sundance Film Festival and the Locarno International Film Festival.

 Guo’s writing is noteworthy for its unyielding realism, provocative edge, and tenuous hope.

—Issie Hutchings