From Danwei:
Wang Shuo (王朔) is a popular Chinese novelist. He is known as something of a rebel, perhaps the closest thing China has to a counter-cultural icon.
His works include novels, TV shows and movies. Most of them were written during the 1980s, in prose dialogue with a heavy Beijing flavor. In 1999, Wang wrote an article fiercely criticizing the Hong Kong popular culture that has had such a strong influenced on the Mainland. But after this, he faded from public view and refused media interviews. But recently, Wang’s name has appeared on many websites, newspapers and magazines, and there is a lot of speculation about him publishing a new novel….[Full Text]
