Let's read Jia Pingwa: "Limits" (1985) (fable of lust and abstinence, 1980s masculinity crisis projected on the 1960s, serialized story experiment)
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Jia Pingwa was already a literary celebrity by the time Ruined City 废都 was published in 1993. The controversial novel, which ended up being banned until 2009, made him a star. That moment eclipsed all of Jia’s previous work. The novels and short fic…
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