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037			_cPurchased _nOnline through Amazon
041			_aEnglish
082			_a895.185209 _bXIA/PL
100			_aXiaobo,Wang
245			_aPLEASURE OF THINKING : Essays
250			_a1
260			_aUK _bPenguin Classics _c2023/01/01
300			_g211
500			_a'Pleasure of Thinking is a very captivating book. Wang Xiaobo's unique blend of rationality, serenity, candor, and sense of humour serves as an embodiment of the liberalism he ardently believes in' Ai Weiwei The dazzling essays of the beloved, subversive Chinese writer Wang Xiaobo, a continual bestseller in China, now in English for the first time Wang Xiaobo made his name as a novelist but his essays, too, have become ongoing bestsellers in China since their publication in the 1990s. Bringing together his thoughts on reading and talking and silence in the Cultural Revolution, about the irrepressible spirit of one beloved pig he met while an 'educated youth', and about being operated on via a textbook, these essays give a rare glimpse into a world rarely seen and discussed with such honesty. Written with a light touch and with a wry sense of humour, these are also the essays of a great literary talent, grappling with sociology, sexuality and feminism, with the cultural clash of living in the USA, and with Chinese sci-fi, the internet, and beloved European writers like Bertrand Russell and Italo Calvino. Electrifying, containing a razor-sharp wit and intellect, this collection reveals the voice of a generation to English-speaking readers for the very first time.
650			_aEssays
650			_aTranslations
650			_aWang, Xiaobo, 1952-1997
700			_aYan Yan (tr.)
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999			_c191408 _d191408