Xiaolu Guo Writer

Xiaolu Guo (simplified Chinese: 郭小橹; traditional Chinese: 郭小櫓; pinyin: Guō Xiǎolǔ) born 1973) is a Chinese-British novelist and filmmaker, who uses cinema and literary language to explore themes of alienation, memory, personal journeys, daily tragedies, literature translation and develops her own vision of China's past and its future in a global environment. Her novels have been translated into more than 26 languages. In 2013 she was named as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists, a list drawn up once a decade.She has lectured on Creative Writing and Filmmaking at King’s College London, the University of Westminster, Colgate University in the USA as well as at Harvard University. She is currently an honorary Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK.