Reviews
Evocative . . . Part of what gives [ Beijing Coma ] its highly energized, manic edge is the fierceness of Ma Jian's conviction that it might be possible for a work of literature to function as a lifeline to cast out into the world., An extraordinarily effective novel . . . for all its savagery, it is one of the most optimistic novels I've encountered in a long time., "An extraordinarily effective novel . . . for all its savagery, it is one of the most optimistic novels I've encountered in a long time."--Jess Row,The New York Times Book Review"An epic novel that reminds us of the capacity of fiction to stir the conscience and exhorts us to believe in the power of even one voice."--Tom Cooper,St. Louis Post-Dispatch"So remarkable is it that we should suddenly receive this gift, an account of Tiananmen as breathless as John Reeds' gee-whiz account of the Russian Revolution,Ten Days that Shook the World,I've almost neglected to mention how carefully Ma Jian constructs his time capsule."--John Leonard,Harper'sMagazine, A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "An extraordinarily effective novel . . . for all its savagery, it is one of the most optimistic novels I've encountered in a long time."--Jess Row, The New York Times Book Review "[A] masterful new novel . . . Ma Jian offers the Chinese people an avenue through which to retrieve their souls."--Belle Yang, The Washington Post "There are passages of extraordinary power, which, in chronicling the horrors perpetrated by the Chinese government in the Mao era and after, belong in the pantheon of dissident literature."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Evocative . . . Part of what gives [ Beijing Coma ] its highly energized, manic edge is the fierceness of Ma Jian's conviction that it might be possible for a work of literature to function as a lifeline to cast out into the world."--Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books "A courageous and clarion writer."--Donna Seaman, Booklist "An epic novel that reminds us of the capacity of fiction to stir the conscience and exhorts us to believe in the power of even one voice."--Tom Cooper, St. Louis Post-Dispatch "So remarkable is it that we should suddenly receive this gift, an account of Tiananmen as breathless as John Reeds' gee-whiz account of the Russian Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World, I've almost neglected to mention how carefully Ma Jian constructs his time capsule."--John Leonard, Harper's Magazine, A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "An extraordinarily effective novel . . . for all its savagery, it is one of the most optimistic novels I've encountered in a long time."--Jess Row, The New York Times Book Review "[A] masterful new novel . . . Ma Jian offers the Chinese people an avenue through which to retrieve their souls."--Belle Yang, The Washington Post "There are passages of extraordinary power, which, in chronicling the horrors perpetrated by the Chinese government in the Mao era and after, belong in the pantheon of dissident literature."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Evocative . . . Part of what gives [ Beijing Coma ] its highly energized, manic edge is the fierceness of Ma Jian's conviction that it might be possible for a work of literature to function as a lifeline to cast out into the world."--Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books "A courageous and clarion writer."--Donna Seaman, Booklist "An epic novel that reminds us of the capacity of fiction to stir the conscience and exhorts us to believe in the power of even one voice."--Tom Cooper, St. Louis Post-Dispatch "So remarkable is it that we should suddenly receive this gift, an account of Tiananmen as breathless as John Reeds' gee-whiz account of the Russian Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World, I've almost neglected to mention how carefully Ma Jian constructs his time capsule."--John Leonard, Harper's Magazine, [A] masterful new novel . . . Ma Jian offers the Chinese people an avenue through which to retrieve their souls., There are passages of extraordinary power, which, in chronicling the horrors perpetrated by the Chinese government in the Mao era and after, belong in the pantheon of dissident literature., So remarkable is it that we should suddenly receive this gift, an account of Tiananmen as breathless as John Reeds' gee-whiz account of the Russian Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World, I've almost neglected to mention how carefully Ma Jian constructs his time capsule., "An extraordinarily effective novel . . . for all its savagery, it is one of the most optimistic novels I've encountered in a long time." -- Jess Row, The New York Times Book Review "[A] masterful new novel . . . Ma Jian offers the Chinese people an avenue through which to retrieve their souls." -- Belle Yang, The Washington Post "There are passages of extraordinary power, which, in chronicling the horrors perpetrated by the Chinese government in the Mao era and after, belong in the pantheon of dissident literature." -- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "Evocative . . . Part of what gives [ Beijing Coma ] its highly energized, manic edge is the fierceness of Ma Jian's conviction that it might be possible for a work of literature to function as a lifeline to cast out into the world." -- Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books "A courageous and clarion writer." -- Donna Seaman, Booklist "An epic novel that reminds us of the capacity of fiction to stir the conscience and exhorts us to believe in the power of even one voice." -- Tom Cooper, St. Louis Post-Dispatch "So remarkable is it that we should suddenly receive this gift, an account of Tiananmen as breathless as John Reeds' gee-whiz account of the Russian Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World, I've almost neglected to mention how carefully Ma Jian constructs his time capsule." -- John Leonard, Harper's Magazine, ANEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWNOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWASHINGTON POSTBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ASAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "An extraordinarily effective novel . . . for all its savagery, it is one of the most optimistic novels I've encountered in a long time."--Jess Row,The New York Times Book Review"[A] masterful new novel . . . Ma Jian offers the Chinese people an avenue through which to retrieve their souls."--Belle Yang,The Washington Post"There are passages of extraordinary power, which, in chronicling the horrors perpetrated by the Chinese government in the Mao era and after, belong in the pantheon of dissident literature."--Michiko Kakutani,The New York Times"Evocative . . . Part of what gives [Beijing Coma] its highly energized, manic edge is the fierceness of Ma Jian's conviction that it might be possible for a work of literature to function as a lifeline to cast out into the world."--Francine Prose,The New York Review of Books"A courageous and clarion writer."--Donna Seaman,Booklist"An epic novel that reminds us of the capacity of fiction to stir the conscience and exhorts us to believe in the power of even one voice."--Tom Cooper,St. Louis Post-Dispatch"So remarkable is it that we should suddenly receive this gift, an account of Tiananmen as breathless as John Reeds' gee-whiz account of the Russian Revolution,Ten Days that Shook the World,I've almost neglected to mention how carefully Ma Jian constructs his time capsule."--John Leonard,Harper'sMagazine, An epic novel that reminds us of the capacity of fiction to stir the conscience and exhorts us to believe in the power of even one voice.
