... The volume’s coeditors conducted an interview with the author, Cui Zi'en. They discussed the genesis of the book’s stories; Cui’s family background and literary influences; Cui’s career as a writer, filmmaker, educator, and activist; the meanings of the book’s title and symbols; and the cultural...

...Editors’ Introduction Cui Zi’en is China’s most controversial queer filmmaker. This volume introduces an English-language audience for the first time to a collection of Cui’s creative fiction translated from the Chinese. The introduction places Cui within the history of China’s twentieth...

... Cui Zi’en China queer fiction postsocialist desires homoeroticism ...