Murong Xuecun (nom de plume of Hao Qun) is one of China’s most famous authors. Through his novels and narrative non-fiction, he has been a rare independent voice writing from inside China. Murong’s first novel, Leave Me Alone: A novel of Chengdu, took China by storm in 2002. His recent books include the novel Dancing Through Red Dust and the non-fiction People’s Literature Prize winner The Missing Ingredient, a work of undercover investigative reporting on a pyramid scheme. Murong has also written for The New York Times since 2011, including an opinion column from 2013 to 2016.
'… reads like a message in a bottle from a secret state.' -Seven
Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald
'People who are curious to know why China is so resistant to
outside investigation should read this book.' - Anita Chan, The
Conversation
'Deadly Quiet City is a heartfelt book about Chinese people by
a Chinese writer' - Michael Smith, Australian Financial Review
'A harrowing snapshot of life in the epicenter of the Covid-19
pandemic. . . . This is a masterful exposé.' - Publishers
Weekly
… reads like a message in a bottle from a secret state.
*Sydney Morning Herald*
People who are curious to know why China is so resistant to outside
investigation should read this book.
*The Conversation*
'Deadly Quiet City is a heartfelt book about Chinese people by
a Chinese writer' - Michael Smith, Australian Financial Review
*Australian Financial Review*
'A harrowing snapshot of life in the epicenter of the Covid-19
pandemic. . . . This is a masterful exposé.' - Publishers
Weekly
*Publishers Weekly*
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