Dissident

Nell Freudenberger

RRP: £14.99

Publisher: PICADOR

Publication Date : 02/03/2007

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Set in Los Angeles and Beijing, this tells the story of a life in flux and a family near breaking point. It's the first novel from the author of the short story collection "Lucky Girls", which was shortlisted for the Orange New Writing Prize 2005.

Publisher's description:

A famous Chinese performance artist and political activist accepts an artist's residency in Los Angeles, where he is to stay with a wealthy Beverly Hills family. The dissident seems strangely reluctant to talk about his past. Set in Los Angeles and Beijing, this title tells the story of a life in flux and a family near breaking point.

ISBN: 9780330493437