Ma Jian (writer)
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Ma Jian (马建) is a Chinese writer. He was born in Qingdao on the 18th of August, 1953. In 1986, he moved to Hong Kong after a clampdown in which some his works were banned. In 1997 he moved to Germany, and in 1999 he again moved to England. He now lives in London with his partner and translator, Flora Drew.
Ma has most recently come to the attention of the English-speaking world with his story collection Stick Out Your Tongue, translated into English in 2006. The stories are set in Tibet prior to the 1950 Chinese invasion. Their most remarked-upon feature is that traditional Tibetan culture is not idealised, but rather depicted as harsh and often inhuman; one reviewer noted that the "stories sketch multi-generational incest, routine sexual abuse and ritual rape".[1] The book was banned in China as a "vulgar and obscene book that defames the image of our Tibetan compatriots."[2]
[edit] Works
- Stick Out Your Tongue (1987) with 2006 English translation. Banned in China.
- Red Dust (红尘)
- The Noodle Maker (拉面者） (2004)
[edit] References
- ^ Guy Mannes-Abbott. "Review of 'Stick Out Your Tongue'", The Independent, January 9, 2006.
- ^ Michael Dirda. "Review of 'Stick Out Your Tongue'", Washington Post, May 7, 2006, p. BW15.
