When this book was published in Chinese in 1997, the government accused Ma Jian of \"harming the fraternal solidarity of the national minorities,\" and a blanket ban was placed on his future work. With its publication in English, including a new... Zobraziť viac
Biting insight into Chinese totalitarianism from the critically acclaimed author of Beijing Coma and Red Dust. In seven dream-like episodes, Ma Jian – the banned Chinese writer hailed as ‘China’s Solzhenitsyn’ ... Zobraziť viac
A Chinese writer whose marriage has fallen apart travels to Tibet. As he wanders through the countryside, he witnesses the sky burial of a Tibetan woman who died during childbirth, shares a tent with a nomad who is walking to a sacred mountain to seek... Zobraziť viac
Meili, a young peasant woman born in the remote heart of China, is married to Kongzi, a village school teacher, and a distant descendant of Confucius. They have a daughter, but desperate for a son to carry on his illustrious family line, ... Zobraziť viac
The Chinese dissident author of Stick Out Your Tongue explores the human cost of China's one-child policy as reflected by a rural family on the run from the state, describing how a cultural imperative to have a son ... Zobraziť viac
