Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet - Ten Queer Stories

Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet is the first English-language collection of short stories by Cui Zi’en, China’s most famous and controversial queer filmmaker, writer, scholar, and LGBTQ rights activist. Drawing on his own experiences growing up in socialist and postsocialist China, Cui presents ten queer coming-of-age stories of young boys and men as they explore their sexuality and desires. From a surreal fairytale depicting a ragtag crew of neighborhood boys in the throes of sexual awakening to a chronicle of the gender-bending and homoerotic entanglements of university students to romantic love triangle erotica to a story that examines teacher-student love and the norms of sex and age, Cui centers queer sexuality as a core part of human experience. Richly imaginative and vividly written, Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet portrays the emergence of queer cultures in postsocialist China while foregrounding the commitments to one’s erotic and passionate attractions even as they lead to cultural transgressions. This volume includes a foreword by and an interview with the author.

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Sinotheory
Release date:	February 2024
First published:	2024
Authors:	Zi'en,Cui
Editors:	Petrus Liu • Lisa Rofel
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-4780-3006-5
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-4780-3006-2
Barcode:	9781478030065

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