“In 1989, I was on Tiananmen Square with the students, living in their makeshift tents and joining their jubilant singing of the Internationale. In the two decades since, each time that I have gone back, visions from those days seem to return with increasing persistence.” TwoSeemsVisionGoneStudentsReturnSingingDecadesPersistenceSquaresJoiningTentsTiananmen Square Author:Ma Jian
“In February of this year I returned to China to research my next book. The authorities know about the novels of mine that have been published in the west, including the latest one, Beijing Coma, about a student shot in Tiananmen Square, but so far have allowed me to return.” KnowsYearsHas BeensBookNextNovelStudentsMinesReturnAuthorityResearchShotsWestIncludingChinaSquaresFebruaryComaBeijingTiananmen Square Author:Ma Jian
“It is vitally important for me, both personally and for my writing, to be able to return to China freely, so being barred entry has caused me deep concern and distress.” WritingImportantAbleReturnConcernChinaDistressEntry Author:Ma Jian
