I’ve just finished “Red Dust” by Ma Jain. It’s an episodic account of his travels through 1980s China – a time when the legacy of Mao’s authoritarianism is being superseded by Deng’s economic reforms; a place where campaigns are waged against “spiritual pollution” whilst people are urged to get rich. Ma Jain’s journey is partly [...]
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