In Chinese intellectuals avoid key issues amid censorship fears, says author in The Guardian Tania Branigan profiles Yan Lianke, whose Lenin's Kisses comes out in the UK shortly.
It comes complete with obligatory Mo Yan diss:
It comes complete with obligatory Mo Yan diss:
I was very complimentary about Mo Yan's work, but as an author and intellectual I don't think he has done enough.