Ma Jian

Ma Jian photographed at his home in London. Ma Jian is a vocal critic of China's Communist regime. His works explore themes and subjects that are taboo in China. He has continually called for greater freedom of expression and the release of jailed writers and other political prisoners. As a result, his books have been banned in China for the last 25 years, and since the summer of 2011, he has been denied entry into China. Ma Jian's books include "Stick Out Your Tongue", "Bardo", "The Nine Crossroads", "Red Dust", "Beijing Coma" and "The Dark Road" . Ma Jian is married to his long time translator Flora Drew.

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Ma Jian photographed at his home in London. Ma Jian is a vocal critic of China's Communist regime. His works explore themes and subjects that are taboo in China. He has continually called for greater freedom of expression and the release of jailed writers and other political prisoners. As a result, his books have been banned in China for the last 25 years, and since the summer of 2011, he has been denied entry into China. Ma Jian's books include "Stick Out Your Tongue", "Bardo", "The Nine Crossroads", "Red Dust", "Beijing Coma" and "The Dark Road" . Ma Jian is married to his long time translator Flora Drew.