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July 2, 2016 06:36 am PDT
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China's "ultra-unreal" literary movement takes inspiration from breathtaking corruption
How can Chinese novelists convey the sense of unreality of living in a country where raids on the homes of civic officials uncover so much cash that it burns out four bill-counting machines when the police try to tot it up, or when it needs to be weighed by the ton to approximate its value? (more…)
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