Great writing examines the self, perhaps as a vehicle for social commentary, but the writer must recognize the limits of perception in her narrative. Dostoyevsky knew that society's battles are always waged in one's mind. Fang Fang does not.
"She rallies around this topic [accountability] like Henry V pacing the floorboards before the Battle of Agincourt. She may live meekly during the lockdown, but she writes bold sentences." @DwightGarner writes about Fang Fang's Wuhan Diaryhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/books/review-wuhan-diary-fang-fang.html?smid=tw-share …
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Another, anonymous Wuhan diarist commented on Fang Fang's diary which was appearing (and sometimes disappearing online)https://gaodawei.wordpress.com/2020/03/08/wuhan-diary-40-the-44th-day-of-the-wuhan-city-closure-march-6-2020/ …
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She may not have stepped out of her apartment during the lockdown but she had plenty of hearsay to write bold sentences, eg, the death of a nurse in her diary who is still alive in reality.
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