Mian Mian: Chronicler of China's Chemical Generation

for Beijing Scene, La Pays, and French language edition of Mian Mian's book, Candy

Shanghai prose and party queen Mian Mian reflects the harsh realities of post-Mao material China in her books about wretched love affairs, hard drugs, promiscuous sex and suicide. "My first time is brutal. The Doors are playing on the stereo. I can't understand the excitement on his face. I don't know my own needs. In his embrace, I am like a sad silent cat. Sudden bleeding inside my body. I go to the bathroom. A fussy face in the mirror. He is a stranger. We met in a bar. I don't know his name." La, La, La--Mian Mian

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