I Left Beijing In 1987,

I Left Beijing In 1987, Shortly Before My Books Were Banned There, But Have Returned Continually.

Beijing Coma Took Me 10 Years To Finish.

I Wanted To Analyse And Understand How The Chinese People Could Have Their Lives So Crushed By Fear.

The Beijing Olympics Represent China's Grand Entrance Onto The World Stage And Confirmation Of Its New Superpower Status.

In February Of This Year I Returned To China To Research My Next Book. The Authorities Know About The Novels Of Mine That Have Been Published In The West, Including The Latest One, Beijing Coma, About A Student Shot In Tiananmen Square, But So Far Have Allowed Me To Return.