Xi Chuan on Political Writing

As Part of The Guardian‘s reporting on the Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference, Xi Chuan was interviewed on the politics of writing as viewed from China:

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Here‘s how The Guardian introduces the report:

We have carried the opening polemics on the website over the course of the conference, so decided to devote this podcast to finding out what some of the other delegates attending the conference felt, asking them how relevant are the questions posed today, how do the issues differ from country to country, and is it possible to identify a way forward.

Our interviewees hailed from everywhere from Argentina to Pakistan, Boston to Beijing: they include Junot Diaz, Elif Shafak, Kamila Shamsie, Alan Bissett, Patrick Ness, Carlos Gamerro, Denise Mina and Xi Chuan.