Wolfgang Kubin (born 1945) is a German sinologist and works at the University of Bonn's Institute for Oriental and Asian Studies.
In November 2006, he attracted a great deal of attention due to an interview he gave with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle regarding a few prominent examples of recent contemporary Chinese literature, most of which he denounced in harsh terms; he referred to Wei Hui's Shanghai Baby as "garbage" and Jiang Rong's Wolf Totem as "fascist". He has expressed his admiration for Lu Xun, and he has said that no contemporary author could compare to him.
Read more about Wolfgang Kubin: Works
Famous quotes containing the word wolfgang:
“The world is for thousands a freak show; the images flicker past and vanish; the impressions remain flat and unconnected in the soul. Thus they are easily led by the opinions of others, are content to let their impressions be shuffled and rearranged and evaluated differently.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)