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Book 2004

Beijing doll

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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Language
English
Published
2004
  • Translations into English
  • historical fiction
  • fictionalized memoir
  • Fiction, general
  • China, fiction

From Penguin Random House: "Banned in China for its candid exploration of a young girl’s sexual awakening yet widely acclaimed as being “the first novel of ‘tough youth’ in China” (Beijing Today), Beijing Doll cuts a daring path through China’s rock-and-roll subculture. This cutting edge novel — drawn from the diaries the author kept throughout her teenage years — takes readers to the streets of Beijing where a disaffected generation spurns tradition for lives of self expression, passion, and rock-and-roll. Chun Sue’s explicit sensuality, unflinching attitude towards sex, and raw, lyrical style break new ground in contemporary Chinese literature."