The early works of Liu zhenyun are highly recommended. Especially he and other writers of his generation are intensively influenced by West at that time dated back to 80s last century. That is called golden era for Chinese literacy because the whole country just open the door to west and started Reformation. Actually this policy provided liberty for writers. But after 1989 this policy began changing and government gradually inferred with this sector and roll out strict censorship. After that the booming time went by. Liu is for now the best paid playwright in China, he takes part in some blockbusters film and made big money. But his best works came from his old 10 square meters room in Beijing from 1980s to 1990s.