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...success oustide China does not always translate into success on the mainland. Min's manuscripts are being rejected by Chinese publishers. "The Chinese who have gone through what I have gone through," Min says, "would have a better understanding of my writing than Western readers. But, ironically, they don't necessarily appreciate my exposing the truth. My books are like mirrors. Readers in China find their reflections unflattering. I don't think Chinese critics and readers will be ready for my work until they achieve something fundamental in their lives: an honest attitude and an independent mind. Although my American...
...already had a deep understanding of China and humanity. The displacement and exile has set our minds free!" But exile strips émigré authors of their natural place of belonging. Liu, one of the most admired authors in China in the 1980s, has been banned on the mainland for more than 10 years and is gradually being forgotten. Though his newer books have found publishers in China again in the past year, he has lost much of his influence. Apart from the fact that Liu's name may not be mentioned in the Chinese media, today's Chinese readers...
...Wang claims to be the freest-minded author in China but admits that there are many restrictions on what Chinese authors can write about. "I can't mention Mao, the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) or Muslims." He shakes his head when asked whether Mo Yan and Li Rui, two mainland authors favored by American and Swedish sinologists, are as free as he is. "No," he says. "They both love the peasants so much that they start to beautify them. Are Chinese peasants really that nice? Mo Yan and Li Rui are both nostalgic about the poor days of China...
China is known for antiquities, not for modern art. But cultural pursuits on the mainland are blossoming, and works by some of the region's finest?and strangest?artists are getting exposure in China following decades of repression. This month, travelers have a choice of major art exhibitions now taking place on the mainland. Here are reports from Guangzhou's Triennial modern arts festival (the southern city's first big go at the arts scene) and the more established Shanghai Biennale...
GOLD RUSH. Since only a federally recognized tribe can open a casino, scores of groups--including long-defunct tribes and extended families--have flocked to the BIA or Congress seeking certification. Since 1979, as gambling has boomed, the number of recognized tribes on the U.S. mainland has spiked 23%, to a total of 337. About 200 additional groups have petitioned the bureau for recognition. Perhaps the most notorious example of tribal resurrection: the Mashantucket Pequots of Connecticut, proud owners of the world's largest casino, Foxwoods. The now billion-dollar tribe had ceased to exist until Congress re-created...