One of China's most influential writers, Han Han hopes to influence the world with his writings.
Author/ critic/racecar driver Han Han will be published in English this fall through American publishing company Simon and Schuster, according to a New Yorker article last year. A collection of his blog posts and short issue as well as a novel is currently planned for the author.
The author, known for his subversive tales and the edgy comments, has recently been brought to the spotlight in Western media, with the Times naming him one of the 100 most influential people in the world and publications New York Times featuring him. In China, he is embroiled in his own news wars, with the threat of a lawsuit against a defamer. Last year, his book “1988: I want to talk with the world” was China’s 4th most sold book, just after two of Guo Jingming’s books and a first translation of A Hundred Years of Solitude (a huge step up from 2010, where the most popular translated novel was Twilight) .
