Posts Tagged as ‘Modern Chinese Literature’

April 1, 2008

wei hui: sex and drugs in shanghai

If it’s been banned and burned in China, you know it’s going to be good.
 
‘Shanghai Baby’ by Wei Hui is the story of a young urban woman, Coco, who waits tables by day and explores Shanghai’s intoxicating underbelly at night. She falls in love with an impotent but drug-addicted Chinese artist, but also begins a [...]

April 1, 2008

actually obsessed with the new creative china

Ni-hao ma. Wo jiao Hai Mai Lee. Wo Ai Ni, Zhongguo!
I should probably introduce myself in a more appropriate way. My name is Miss Ward, and my life happens to be consumed with an overwhelming obsession for China. I decided to make this website after noticing how easily my friends and family members eyes would glaze over once I started [...]