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Wuhan diary, dispatches from a quarantined city, Fang Fang ; translated by Michael Berry

Label
Wuhan diary, dispatches from a quarantined city, Fang Fang ; translated by Michael Berry
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
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Literary text for sound recordings
other
Main title
Wuhan diary
Music parts
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Oclc number
1155365677
Responsibility statement
Fang Fang ; translated by Michael Berry
Sub title
dispatches from a quarantined city
Summary
On January 25, 2020, after the central government imposed a lockdown in Wuhan, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang began publishing an online diary. In the days and weeks that followed, Fang Fang's nightly postings gave voice to the fears, frustrations, anger, and hope of millions of her fellow citizens, reflecting on the psychological impact of forced isolation, the role of the internet as both community lifeline and source of misinformation, and most tragically, the lives of neighbors and friends taken by the deadly virus
Target audience
adult
Transposition and arrangement
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