"…There are numerous sensitive subjects in China, and writers there have to make decisions about how they’re going to create in these conditions. The resulting literature is fascinating, full of docu-fiction, allegory, and everything in-between…"
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On the restrictions imposed on Chinese in “Words Can Erase and Distort: An Interview with Madeleine Thien” in LitHub (2017 May 26)
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