When originally published in 1993, Ruined City ( Fei Du ) was promptly banned by China\'s State Publishing Administration, ostensibly for its explicit sexual content.
Howard Goldblatt\'s deft translation now gives English-speak.
Since then, award-winning author Jia Pingwa\'s vivid portrayal of contemporary China\'s social and economic transformation has become a classic, viewed by critics and scholars of Chinese literature as one of the most important novels of the twentieth century.
When originally published in 1993, Ruined City ( Fei Du ) was promptly banned by China\'s State Publishing Administration, ostensibly for its explicit sexual content