Contemporary Chinese Writers

I've been lying low lately trying to catch up on several disparate projects. Not to mention picking up some slack at home due to a slightly slowed-down spouse. One of NPR's China hands, Louisa Lim, has produced an excellent series on contemporary Chinese writers: one in his sixties, one in his forties, and one in his twenties. I've listened to the first two segments and look forward to hearing the third tomorrow. The forty-something writer, Yu Hua, is one of my favorite contemporary writers. Here is a link to a page that provides an overview of each of the stories and links to the audio segments. Incidentally, NPR is now offereing free mp3 downloads of such segments. I remember when one had to pay a hefty fee and send off for audio transcripts on cassette tape.