"Honest, raw, insightful. . . . The Chinese equivalent of
On the Road." -
Time "[Ma's] powers of description make every page buzz with life. . . . Someone who could rank among the great travel writers." -
The New York Times Book Review
"A Sino-beatnik travelogue, [and] a fascinating search for self." -
Mother Jones "
Red Dust is a tour de force, a powerfully picaresque cross between the sort of travel book any Western author would give his eye-teeth to write, and a disturbing confession." -
The Independent (UK)
"Ma captures the feel of wandering off China's beaten track, which is to say most of the country, far from the tour buses and souvenir stands." -
Los Angeles Times
