I left Beijing in 1987, shortly before my books were banned there, but have returned continually. Ma Jian banbeijingbook Change image and share on social
I am a writer. Being critical is a writer's responsibility. Ma Jian criticalresponsibilitywriter Change image and share on social
Red Dust was about the late 1980s; it was a time of burgeoning hopes and opening up and people searching for new ways. Ma Jian 1980sburgeondust Change image and share on social
When the written and spoken word is censored, the urban landscape becomes a nation's only physical link to the past. Ma Jian censorlandscapelink Change image and share on social
I left Beijing in the late 1980s to live in Hong Kong because, having been blacklisted by the government, I couldn't publish my works on the mainland. Ma Jian 1980sbeijingblacklist Change image and share on social
When people are poor, they find ways of making things taste like fish. Ma Jian findfishmake Change image and share on social
The great quality of the 'Three Kingdoms' is that it seems to encapsulate and portray every facet of the Chinese personality. Ma Jian chineseencapsulatefacet Change image and share on social
In 1989, I was on Tiananmen Square with the students, living in their makeshift tents and joining their jubilant singing of the Internationale. In the two decades since, each time that I have gone back, visions from those days seem to return with increasing persistence. Ma Jian backdaydecade share on social
While I was writing 'Stick Out Your Tongue' in Beijing, the police began knocking on my door again. As soon as I finished the book, I moved to Hong Kong so that I could work undisturbed on my next novel. Ma Jian beginbeijingbook share on social
