Xiaolu Guo Quote

I could only see myself making a living through writing, as I had done in China. But should I write in Chinese here, a foreign land, or enroll in a language class and study English grammar? If I continued to write in Chinese I would have no readers here. Besides, I would never create a community of fellow artists and thinkers in my Western life while speaking Chinese.

Once Upon A Time in the East: A Story of Growing up, Chatto & Windus, 2017, page 259

I could only see myself making a living through writing, as I had done in China. But should I write in Chinese here, a foreign land, or enroll in a...

I could only see myself making a living through writing, as I had done in China. But should I write in Chinese here, a foreign land, or enroll in a...

I could only see myself making a living through writing, as I had done in China. But should I write in Chinese here, a foreign land, or enroll in a...

I could only see myself making a living through writing, as I had done in China. But should I write in Chinese here, a foreign land, or enroll in a...