This is an important and dignified book...[Wuhan Diary] is most scorching in Fang Fang’s calls to hold to account the leaders who downgraded and minimized the virus." — New York Times
“The go-to unofficial account of events unfolding in Wuhan.” — Financial Times
“Voices like Fang Fang's...remain increasingly rare in China." — NPR
“[Wuhan Diary] is the personal account of a layperson reacting to confusing, conflicting, and distressing circumstances in real time. It is an emotional work that finds its charm in its spontaneity and wit.” — South China Morning Post
“[Wuhan Diary] remains a glimpse into a distressing future.” — The New Yorker
"Fang Fang’s account makes clear that as the geopolitical differences between the Chinese regime and the United States grow by the day, the lives of middle-class Chinese meanwhile seem ever less exotic and ever more similar to those of Americans." — Washington Post
"This is a book that will be referred to in the future when people want to know how many Chinese felt about the pandemic." — Ian Johnson, author of The Souls of China and Wild Grass
"Imagine this: the author Fang Fang did not exist in today’s Wuhan. She did not keep records or pen down her personal memories and feelings... What would we have heard? What would we have seen?" — Yan Lianke, author of Three Brothers: Memoirs of My Family and The Explosion Chronicles
[Wuhan Diary] remains a glimpse into a distressing future.
This is an important and dignified book...[Wuhan Diary] is most scorching in Fang Fang’s calls to hold to account the leaders who downgraded and minimized the virus."
Voices like Fang Fang's...remain increasingly rare in China."
[Wuhan Diary] is the personal account of a layperson reacting to confusing, conflicting, and distressing circumstances in real time. It is an emotional work that finds its charm in its spontaneity and wit.
"This is a book that will be referred to in the future when people want to know how many Chinese felt about the pandemic."
The go-to unofficial account of events unfolding in Wuhan.
"Imagine this: the author Fang Fang did not exist in today’s Wuhan. She did not keep records or pen down her personal memories and feelings... What would we have heard? What would we have seen?"
"Fang Fang’s account makes clear that as the geopolitical differences between the Chinese regime and the United States grow by the day, the lives of middle-class Chinese meanwhile seem ever less exotic and ever more similar to those of Americans."
[Wuhan Diary] remains a glimpse into a distressing future.
"Fang Fang’s account makes clear that as the geopolitical differences between the Chinese regime and the United States grow by the day, the lives of middle-class Chinese meanwhile seem ever less exotic and ever more similar to those of Americans."
The go-to unofficial account of events unfolding in Wuhan.
[The] go-to unofficial account of events unfolding in Wuhan.
Emily Woo Zeller’s melodious voice, clear diction, and thoughtful pacing shape these dispatches from the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak. She emulates Fang Fang's tone whether she discusses daily life, takes officials to task for an insufficient response to the pandemic, or vigorously defends herself from the Internet trolls and ultra-leftists who attack her. Novelist Fang becomes the social conscience of China even as her daily posts on Weibo and then WeChat are taken down the next day. Wang’s entries speak truth to power. She lambastes the prominent doctor who said the virus was not contagious, unmasks civic ineptitude, and calls out the media for phoniness. Fang's message has been heard. Millions of her posts were read during the 76 days of quarantine. This audiobook presents a heroic writer. A.D.M. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
Emily Woo Zeller’s melodious voice, clear diction, and thoughtful pacing shape these dispatches from the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak. She emulates Fang Fang's tone whether she discusses daily life, takes officials to task for an insufficient response to the pandemic, or vigorously defends herself from the Internet trolls and ultra-leftists who attack her. Novelist Fang becomes the social conscience of China even as her daily posts on Weibo and then WeChat are taken down the next day. Wang’s entries speak truth to power. She lambastes the prominent doctor who said the virus was not contagious, unmasks civic ineptitude, and calls out the media for phoniness. Fang's message has been heard. Millions of her posts were read during the 76 days of quarantine. This audiobook presents a heroic writer. A.D.M. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine