Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Mo Yan Defends Censorship as "Necessary," But is It? - Publishing Perspectives


Chinese author Mo Yan, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, has risen to the defense of government censorship in China, enraging many.
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Discussion:
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