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'In April 1989, Anna leaves Australia for Shanghai to study painting before starting college. While she grapples with cultural contrasts and her father's exclusive expat lifestyle, it is her student translator and guide, Chenxi, who draws most of her attention. As Anna strives to grow closer to him, she inadvertently brings him, his subversive art, and their relationship to the attention of the oppressive government. Chenxi marvels at the luxuries and freedoms that Anna takes for granted, but she misses this point until the story's devastating conclusion.'
(Source: Google Books website)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has an Asian setting.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording of the 2002 version.
Works about this Work
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Interview with Sally Rippin
Michelle Dicinoski
(interviewer),
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Asian-Australian Children's Literature : Interviews with Seven Authors 2012; (p. 9-11) Sally Rippin discusses writing, travel, difference, and how her training as an artist influences her writing. -
Reading and Viewing : Texts for Years 9 and 10
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 46 no. 2 2011; (p. 88-89)
— Review of Chenxi and the Foreigner 2002 single work novel ; Only the Heart 1997 single work novel ; The Spare Room 2004 single work novel ; Jasper Jones 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Chenxi and the Foreigner
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 2 2008; (p. 4-5)
— Review of Chenxi and the Foreigner 2002 single work novel -
[Review] Chenxi and the Foreigner
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 43 no. 1 2008; (p. 79)
— Review of Chenxi and the Foreigner 2002 single work novel -
Revisiting Chenxi and the Foreigner
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , April no. 1 2008; (p. 16)
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[Review] Chenxi and the Foreigner
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 46 no. 4 2002; (p. 36)
— Review of Chenxi and the Foreigner 2002 single work novel -
Fables to Highlight Ugly Truths
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 February 2008; (p. 20)
— Review of Extras 2007 single work novel ; Chenxi and the Foreigner 2002 single work novel ; Click 2007 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 March 2008; (p. 14)
— Review of Chenxi and the Foreigner 2002 single work novel -
[Review] Chenxi and the Foreigner
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 43 no. 1 2008; (p. 79)
— Review of Chenxi and the Foreigner 2002 single work novel -
[Review] Chenxi and the Foreigner
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 2 2008; (p. 4-5)
— Review of Chenxi and the Foreigner 2002 single work novel -
Revisiting Chenxi and the Foreigner
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , April no. 1 2008; (p. 16) -
Interview with Sally Rippin
Michelle Dicinoski
(interviewer),
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Asian-Australian Children's Literature : Interviews with Seven Authors 2012; (p. 9-11) Sally Rippin discusses writing, travel, difference, and how her training as an artist influences her writing. -
Chenxi and the Foreigner by Sally Rippin
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 10 no. 4 2002; (p. 8)
Last amended 11 Dec 2018 15:40:42
Subjects:
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Tiananmen Square,
Beijing,
cChina,cEast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
Settings:
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Shanghai,
cChina,cEast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- 1989
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