Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Great Regulars: Self-censorship and fear of political backlash

is stunting the growth of China's literary scene, according to a best-selling novelist, but the Internet offers a ray of hope for aspiring writers, he says.

"A lot of people stop writing ... because there are so many examples of people who got themselves into big trouble through writing," said Hu Fayun, author of the best-selling novel Ruyan@SARS.COM in a recent interview.

"The psyche of any Chinese person is going to contain these sorts of fears."

from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Writing 'Blighted by Fear'

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