Book Review of Chenxi and the Foreigner by Sally Rippin
Name of book: Chenxi and the Foreigner Author Name: Sally Rippin ISBN: 978-1-55451-172-3 Publisher: Annick Press ltd Type of book: Young adult-Adult, 1980s, contemporary/ historical, interracial, white female/asian male relationship Year it was published: 2009 Summary: When Anna travels to Shanghai to study traditional Chinese painting, she's determined to immerse herself in the local culture- unlike her businessman father, who sticks to a community of Westerners. As an innocent new arrival, Anna spends time with Chenxi, the good-looking and aloof classmate who is her student guide, and is soon forced to recognize that it's much harder to escape being a wai guo ren- a foreigner- than she expected. WHen she unwittingly draws the attention of officials to Chenxi and his radical artist friends, she must face the terrible price of her actions. A deeply felt love story filled with raw emotion, cultural collisions, and memorable characters, Chenxi and the Foreign...