Bøger af Wang Xiaobo

Wang Xiaobo (1952 - 1997) er kinesisk kultforfatter og essayist. Han er særligt kendt for sine ærlige, til tider groteske, skildringer af sexualitet og en udpræget evne til at afdække og pege på menneskelig absurditet, undertrykkelse og ufrihed - ofte gennem et dybt humoristisk og aparte take på virkeligheden. Kortromanen Blødt som vand, en af de første nutidige skønlitterære tekster i Kina der eksplicit omhandler homoseksualitet, er et SM-orienteret kærlighedsdrama hvor en ung intellektuel forfatter forelsker sig i en smuk politimand Guldalder handler om en ung storbystuderende der under kulturrevolutionen bliver sendt på genopdragelses-/arbejdslejr på landet. Her forelsker han sig i en ung smuk læge, som han opfordrer til at leve op til sit ry som ‘en slidt sko’.

Boken är en tankeväckande roman som utforskar gränserna mellan samhällets tystnad och protest. Den skildrar skarpt de tystas inre kamp, speglar de komplexa dynamikerna mellan individer och samhälle. Med djupa penseldrag målar författaren upp en tung bild av makt, frihet och mänsklig natur.

"A yet-untranslated essay collection on the importance of critical thought, from one of the foremost Chinese intellectuals of the post-Tiananmen generation"--

'A very captivating book. Wang Xiaobo's unique blend of rationality, serenity, candor, and sense of humour serves as an embodiment of the liberalism he ardently believes in' Ai WeiweiThe dazzling essays of the beloved, subversive Chinese writer Wang Xiaobo, a continual bestseller in China, now in English for the first time Wang Xiaobo made his name as a novelist but his essays, too, have become ongoing bestsellers in China since their publication in the 1990s. Bringing together his thoughts on reading and talking and silence in the Cultural Revolution, about the irrepressible spirit of one beloved pig he met while an 'educated youth', and about being operated on via a textbook, these essays give a rare glimpse into a world rarely seen and discussed with such honesty. Written with a light touch and with a wry sense of humour, these are also the essays of a great literary talent, grappling with sociology, sexuality and feminism, with the cultural clash of living in the USA, and with Chinese sci-fi, the internet, and beloved European writers like Bertrand Russell and Italo Calvino. Electrifying, containing a razor-sharp wit and intellect, this collection reveals the voice of a generation to English-speaking readers for the very first time.