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...success oustide China does not always translate into success on the mainland. Min's manuscripts are being rejected by Chinese publishers. "The Chinese who have gone through what I have gone through," Min says, "would have a better understanding of my writing than Western readers. But, ironically, they don't necessarily appreciate my exposing the truth. My books are like mirrors. Readers in China find their reflections unflattering. I don't think Chinese critics and readers will be ready for my work until they achieve something fundamental in their lives: an honest attitude and an independent mind. Although my American...
...Anchee Min says her decision to write in English was a matter of survival. When she moved to America in 1985, her written Chinese was limited to slogans and big-character posters. "Since both languages are new," she thought then, "perhaps it makes more sense to learn English since I'm in America." Min has written four books in English but still thinks and takes notes in Chinese. Chinese-American author Lisa See comments that "even though Min's English isn't 'perfect,' that roughness is very refreshing...
...Unlike Min, I have shifted in my writing from Chinese to English for the sake of creativity. Although I've been publishing in Chinese since age 14 and am more fluent and comfortable in Chinese, English enables me to write without self-censorship and worries about cultural land mines...
...Min agrees that a new language brings the mixed blessing of a new readership. "The disadvantage of being a Chinese author in America is that you are (in) a minority," she says. "People in general don't care about China. Publishers aren't sure if they can make money on a book with a Chinese theme. We'll be lucky to have a best-seller about China in America every three years...
...Min enjoys freedom and recognition in America, but in return she has given up her Chinese market. Young Chinese journalists only became aware of her name when American film director Oliver Stone, one of their idols, came to China with the idea of turning Red Azalea into a movie. The plan was dropped by the end of his trip...