Fang Fang, author of “Wuhan Diary” (Provided by Fang Fang)
WUHAN, China--The author of a blog that wowed millions of readers with her chronicle of daily life in this city under “lockdown” has found herself muzzled as publishers are now refusing to release her latest novel and other works already contracted for release.
“I face cold violence by the state,” Fang Fang, 65, said in a statement she sent to The Asahi Shimbun.
Fang Fang vividly illustrated her daily activities and feelings about society while the city in central Hubei province was cut off from the outside world for three months following the initial novel coronavirus outbreak.