Beijing coma

Awakening after a decade of unconsciousness, former Tiananmen Square protester Dai Wei learns that his mother had sold one of his kidneys to finance his care, and that the China he knew has undergone radical change.

Main Author: Ma, Jian, 1953-
Other Authors: Drew, Flora.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Chinese
Published: New York : Picador, 2009.
Edition: 1st Picador ed.
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Summary: Awakening after a decade of unconsciousness, former Tiananmen Square protester Dai Wei learns that his mother had sold one of his kidneys to finance his care, and that the China he knew has undergone radical change.
Physical Description: 703 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9780312428365
0312428367
Author Notes: Ma Jian was born in 1953 in Qingdoo, China. In 1986 he moved to Hong Kong, where he published novels, essays, short stories & collections of poetry & reportage; edited political & cultural magazines & founded a publishing company. He currently lives in London.

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