Living In London Is Like Being On

In February Of This Year I Returned To China To Research My Next Book. The Authorities Know About The Novels Of Mine That Have Been Published In The West, Including The Latest One, Beijing Coma, About A Student Shot In Tiananmen Square, But So Far Have Allowed Me To Return.

The Literal Meaning Of The Chinese Characters For Revolution Is Elimination Of Life

Everything I Was I Carry With Me, Everything I Will Belies Waiting On The Road Ahead.

China Is Completely Lacking In Self-awareness And As Someone Who Has Stepped Outside That Society, I Have A Responsibility To Write About It As I See It.

I Wanted To Analyse And Understand How The Chinese People Could Have Their Lives So Crushed By Fear.