EAN: 9780241648520

PLEASURE OF THINKING - WANG XIAOBO KARTONIERT (TB)

'Pleasure of Thinking is 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 Weiwei The 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.

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