y66 Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Excerpt from Evan Osnos' New Yorker story. Pinning down exactly what it is that makes Han Han so famous can be difficult. Why him? And what does his stature say about China? Han Han, is China’s most popular personal blogger; he is a novelist; he is a race-car driver. None of those, on the face of each, is perhaps enough to explain why he ranks as one of the most heavily sought-after terms on Baidu, the Chinese search engine. But spend a few months around his fans and his writing and it becomes clear that his most successful innovation is a rare brand of humor. Like Henry Ford and the automobile, Han hardly invented Chinese political irony, but he has helped make it available to the young masses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Thought he was from the Netherlands, had no idea he led a double life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 -insert joke about han peters- Damn beaten to it by gwnn :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 What an incredibly bad title. The actual Han dynasty was about 2000 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 It's called a "play on words", a common rhetorical device, and it seems perfectly appropriate for this story. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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