Ocupation: Writer
Life: b. August 18, 1953
Birthday: August 18
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.
- Ma Jian
source: "The great Tiananmen taboo" by Ma Jian, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2009.
topic: Book, Squares, Years, Beijing, Coma, Tiananmen Square