Beijing Coma

Dai Wei, a PhD student and protestor in Tiananmen Square in June 1989, was caught by a soldier's bullet and fell into a deep coma. But as the millennium draws near, he begins to emerge from unconsciousness, and to sense the massive changes in his country. At once a powerful allegory of a rising China, and a seminal story of the Tiananmen Square protests, Beijing Coma is Ma Jian's masterpiece.

Author: Ma Jian
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 06/09/2009
Pages: 720
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.54w x 1.25d
ISBN: 9780312428365

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/28/2009 pg. 20
Library Journal 04/01/2013 pg. 47

About the Author

MA JIAN is the author of a memoir, Red Dust, as well Stick Out Your Tongue as the story collection, Stick Out Your Tongue, which was banned by the Chinese government. He lives in London.

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