An
article in China Daily discusses how several creative people are contributing to the development of the Chinese language. It's a strangely mixed bag; although
Jin Yong is a popular writer of martial arts novels (
The Deer and the Cauldron has been translated into English), he's not considered very literary, and intellectuals consider
Qiong Yao's novels to be pretty trashy. (She's a Taiwanese writer; perhaps the mainland authorities are trying to reach out to Taiwan.) On the other hand, the literary reputations of
Wong Kar-Wai,
Bei Dao, and
Wang Shuo are much better--Geremie Barmé discusses Wang Shuo at length (
Please don't call me human and
Playing for thrills have been translated into English) and Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai is an international favorite among cinema buffs.
And note that the title of the article doesn't make sense and that it gets Wong Kar-Wai's name wrong.
