Anne Enright on China and Censorship

15th March 2008 with 0 Comments

The Age reports on Man Booker winner, Anne Enright’s remarks before leaving for a trip to mainland China. The Irish author was in Hong Kong for the Man International Literary Festival and planned to fly to Shanghai afterwards.
When asked to comment on China’s curbs on the freedom of expression, from banning books to jailing writers, [...]

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