Bo Ma
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Ma Bo is a Chinese non-fiction writer who currently resides in Beijing
, China
. After graduating from Beijing University with a degree in journalism, he wrote and published the book Blood Red Sunset in 1988 which sold over 400,000 copies in China.
Subsequently as a result of his participation in Tienanmen Square, he fled the country, first to France, and then ultimately to the US, where he settled as a resident scholar in Brown University
's Literary Arts program.
In 1995, the English translation of Blood Red Sunset(Penguin,1995) was published with Howard Goldblatt
as translator. Also in 1995, Ma Bo's mother, Yang Mo
, a prominent writer herself, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Consequently, upon special permission from the Chinese government, Ma Bo returned to China to visit his mother in the hospital. He has remained in China since then.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
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. After graduating from Beijing University with a degree in journalism, he wrote and published the book Blood Red Sunset in 1988 which sold over 400,000 copies in China.
Subsequently as a result of his participation in Tienanmen Square, he fled the country, first to France, and then ultimately to the US, where he settled as a resident scholar in Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
's Literary Arts program.
In 1995, the English translation of Blood Red Sunset(Penguin,1995) was published with Howard Goldblatt
Howard Goldblatt
Howard Goldblatt is Research Professor of Chinese at the University of Notre Dame. He is a translator of numerous works of contemporary Chinese/Taiwanese fiction, including The Taste of Apples by Huang Chunming and The Execution of Mayor Yin by Chen Ruoxi.Goldblatt received a B.A. from Long Beach...
as translator. Also in 1995, Ma Bo's mother, Yang Mo
Yang Mo
Yang Mo was a Chinese writer who was most well known for her writing of the book Song of Youth in 1958, which was adapted into a film in 1959.-Bibliography:Song of Youth Tenant...
, a prominent writer herself, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Consequently, upon special permission from the Chinese government, Ma Bo returned to China to visit his mother in the hospital. He has remained in China since then.