...a chronicler like Han Han. His first English-language collection is ‘This Generation: Dispatches from China’s Most Popular Literary Star (and Race Car Driver)’. The subtitle may flatter his fame. But his is a voice that is worth hearing, even if grates and whines, and slips into narcissism. At its best, he’s sly and profane, skewering the foolish and mocking the powerful. He affects not to seek the spotlight in the role of youth spokesman.

attached to: Han Han