The River Is Moving: Shanghai Women Writers Talk About Writing, Feminization and Feminism (2001)
Wang Anyi: I can’t help it, but I don’t, I don’t like to be called a feminist, and I don’t want to be a feminist (laughter).… If I think of this problem from the standpoint of feminism, it should—it would narrow my mind.
What is the consequence of the well-known divide that exists between the literature written by Chinese women sometimes in and for the West, and literature written by women writers in and for the Mainland Chinese audience. Witness the attention that two erotic-pop novels, Shanghai Baby by Wei Hui (2001) and K: The Art of Love by Hong Ying (2003) received in America in the past few years. Wei Hui’s “banned in China” label was a swift advertisement for sales in England and America; and the sensational libel case against Hong Ying in China created a surprising market for her book in Taiwan and England. Read more