Prof. Petrus Liu Co-Edits Volume “Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet: Ten Queer Stories” with Duke University Press
Petrus Liu, Associate Chair of WLL and Associate Professor of Chinese & Comparative Literature and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Cinema & Media Studies has recently co-edited the volume, “Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet: Ten Queer Stories”, a translation of Cui Zi’en’s short stories with a critical introduction and a new interview. Duke University Press, 2024.
From the publisher: “‘Platinum Bible of the Public Toilet’ is the first English-language collection of short stories by Cui Zi’en, China’s most famous and controversial queer filmmaker, writer, scholar, and LGBTQ rights activist. Drawing on his own experiences growing up in socialist and post-socialist China, Cui presents ten queer coming-of-age stories of young boys and men as they explore their sexuality and desires.”
The volume comes out in February 2024.