'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.
