Guo's third novel, "A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary For Lovers", inspired by Roland Barthes's work, written originally in broken English, was nominated for the 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction and it has been translated into 26 languages. She was also the 2005 Pearl Award (UK) winner for Creative Excellence. Her first novel "Village of Stone" was nominated for the Independent Best Foreign Fiction Prize as well as the International Dublin Literary Awards. She writes in both English and Chinese, and has served as the jury member for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and International Dublin Literary Award. Her 2014 novel "I Am China", set in Europe, China and America, was awarded for Giuseppe Acerbi Prize for Young Readers 2015 in Italy and longlisted for the 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.