I Left Beijing In 1987,

I Believe That The Power Of Literature Is Stronger Than The Power Of Tyranny.

Living In London Is Like Being On A Luxury Cruise Liner.

Only When You Are Aware Of The Uniqueness Of Everyones Individual Body Will You Begin To Have A Sense Of Your Own Self-worth.

I Meant That The Chinese People Are Not Aware Of Their Own Entrapment. They Believe They Live In A Free Society, But Don't Realize How Much They Are Being Monitored And Controlled, How Much The Information They Receive Is Restricted And Warped, Until They Step Out Of Line, That Is, And Feel The Heavy Hand Of The State Fall On Them.

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.