They were raw depictions of life and uncertainty in a closed city, and they were widely read. At first, state media lauded ...

At first, state media lauded the writing. Soon, though, the authorities turned against Fang Fang, censoring her posts and banning her from publishing. The lockdown posts were later translated by ...

Fang Fang was already an award-winning novelist. But her chronicle of the lockdown of her hometown might be her most lasting work. They were raw depictions of life and uncertainty in a closed city, ...