The Maverick Pig90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Razor sharp, pugnacious and blackly funny, Wang Xiaobo's essays established him as one of China's most popular and subversive writers. From the political power of silence to the irrepressible spirit of a pig he met while working in a commune, these reflections on life and literature in the shadow of the Cultural Revolution provide a rare glimpse of a fearless satirical genius.