WUHAN DIARY HB

FROM ONE OF CHINA'S MOST ACCLAIMED AND DECORATED WRITERS COMES A POWERFUL FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT OF LIFE IN WUHAN DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK.

On January 25, 2020, after the central government imposed a lockdown in Wuhan, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang began publishing on online diary. In the days and weeks that followed, Fang Fang's nightly postings gave voice to the fears, frustrations, anger, and hope of missions of her fellow citizens, reflecting on the psychological impact of forced isolation, the role of internet as both community lifeline and source of misinformation, and most tragically, the lives of neighbors and friends taken by the deadly virus.

A fascinating eyewitness account of events as they unfold, 'WUHAN DIARY' captures the challenges of daily life as changing moods and emotions of being quarantined without reliable information. Fang Fang finds solace in small domestic comforts and is inspired by the courage of friends, health professionals and volunteers, as well as the resilience and perseverance of Wuhan's nine million residents. But, by claiming the writer's duty to record she also speaks out against social injustice, abuse of power, and other problems which impeded the response to the epidemic and gets herself embroiled in online controversies because of it.

As Fang Fang documents the beginning of the global health crisis in real time, we are able to identify patterns and mistakes that many of the countries dealing with the novel coronavirus have later repeated. She reminds us that, in the face of the new virus, the plight of the citizens of Wuhan is also that of citizens everywhere. As Fang Fang writes: "The virus is the common enemy of humankind; that is a lesson for all humanity. The only way we can conquer this virus and free ourselves from its grip is for all members of humankind to work together."

Blending the intimate and the epic, the profound and the quotidian, 'WUHAN DIARY' is a remarkable record of an extraordinary time.



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©2020 Fang Fang (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

DIN 25 DE IANUARIE 2020, dupa ce guvernul central a impus blocarea in Wuhan, aclamatul scriitor chinez Fang Fang a inceput sa publice. pe jurnal online. In zilele si saptamanile care au urmat, postarile nocturne ale lui Fang Fang au dat glas temerilor, frustrarilor, furiei si sperantei misiunilor concetatenilor sai, reflectand asupra impactului psihologic al izolarii fortate, rolului internetului atat ca linie de salvare a comunitatii, cat si sursa de dezinformare si, cel mai tragic, de viata vecinilor si a prietenilor, luate de virusul mortal. O relatare fascinanta a evenimentelor pe masura ce se desfasoara, „WUHAN DIARY” surprinde provocarile vietii de zi cu zi ca schimbare a dispozitiilor si emotiilor de a fi pus in carantina fara informatii fiabile. .