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Ma Jian

Chineseb. 1953Literary Fiction

Chinese novelist in exile whose Beijing Coma is a sweeping account of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre from the perspective of a student in a coma. All his books are banned in China.

Works

  • Beijing ComaPolitical allegory set in coma-bound Beijing youth following Tiananmen Square→
  • Red DustAutobiographical narrative of exile and spiritual struggle through Tibet→
  • The Noodle Maker→
  • Stick Out Your TongueExperimental collection depicting Tibet's harsh beauty and human desperation→
  • China DreamPolitical satire exposing propaganda and corruption in contemporary China→

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