Jonathan Mirsky

The Dark Road, by Ma Jian – review

  • The Dark Road

    Ma Jian, translated by Flora Drew

    Chatto, pp. 260

If you are considering adopting — that is, buying — a Chinese baby girl, recycling a television or computer, or buying a Vuiton bag, think again. Ma Jian, author of the startling Beijing Coma, prepared for this evocative and sometimes horrifying novel by travelling through Chinese regions few tourists see.

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