Reviews
"One of the most important and courageous voices in Chinese literature."--Gao Xingjian, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature "A superb comedian . . . this antic nihilist is hard to beat."--Los Angeles Times "Milan Kundera with a laugh track . . . One writer especially unafraid to flip off the Old Guard [and] still too punk to be found on Chinese bookshelves, even today."--Nerve.com "Brave New World territory, where national euphemisms attempt to obscure the nation's true horrors . . . Richly drawn characters . . . The Noodle Maker is a remarkable achievement."--Time Out New York, "One of the most important and courageous voices in Chinese literature."--Gao Xingjian, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature "A superb comedian . . . this antic nihilist is hard to beat."-- Los Angeles Times "Milan Kundera with a laugh track . . . One writer especially unafraid to flip off the Old Guard [and] still too punk to be found on Chinese bookshelves, even today."-- Nerve.com " Brave New World territory, where national euphemisms attempt to obscure the nation's true horrors . . . Richly drawn characters . . . The Noodle Maker is a remarkable achievement."-- Time Out New York, "One of the most important and courageous voices in Chinese literature."--Gao Xingjian, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature "A superb comedian . . . this antic nihilist is hard to beat."--Los Angeles Times "Milan Kundera with a laugh track . . . One writer especially unafraid to flip off the Old Guard [and] still too punk to be found on Chinese bookshelves, even today."--Nerve.com "Brave New Worldterritory, where national euphemisms attempt to obscure the nation's true horrors . . . Richly drawn characters . . .The Noodle Makeris a remarkable achievement."--Time Out New York, Milan Kundera with a laugh track . . . One writer especially unafraid to flip off the Old Guard [and] still too punk to be found on Chinese bookshelves, even today., Brave New World territory, where national euphemisms attempt to obscure the nation's true horrors . . . Richly drawn characters . . . The Noodle Maker is a remarkable achievement., "One of the most important and courageous voices in Chinese literature."--Gao Xingjian, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature "A superb comedian . . . this antic nihilist is hard to beat."--"Los Angeles Times" "Milan Kundera with a laugh track . . . One writer especially unafraid to flip off the Old Guard [and] still too punk to be found on Chinese bookshelves, even today."--"Nerve.com" ""Brave New World" territory, where national euphemisms attempt to obscure the nation's true horrors . . . Richly drawn characters . . . "The Noodle Maker" is a remarkable achievement."--"Time Out New York", "One of the most important and courageous voices in Chinese literature." -- Gao Xingjian, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature "A superb comedian . . . this antic nihilist is hard to beat." -- Los Angeles Times "Milan Kundera with a laugh track . . . One writer especially unafraid to flip off the Old Guard [and] still too punk to be found on Chinese bookshelves, even today." -- Nerve.com " Brave New World territory, where national euphemisms attempt to obscure the nation's true horrors . . . Richly drawn characters . . . The Noodle Maker is a remarkable achievement." -- Time Out New York