New Arcades

English and Chinese, 21.1x13cm, 81 Pages, MAP BOOK PUBLISHERS, 2007, ISBN 988-98395-5-5, € 11.95

Hu Fang’s writing is a juxtaposition of fiction and commentary about a variety of topics relevant to contemporary living, including authoritarian politics, office culture, market economy and personal experiences. These topics commingle in his work New Arcade with great lucidity and wit. His ambition seems to be embedded within the risky act of constant writing, such that he creates little seeds of texts that can be weaved into an encyclopaedia on contemporary society. (Jiang Jun, Chief Editor of Urban China )

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