Truer than truth

David Mitchell explains his modus operandi at a forum in Shanghai on building a 'House of Fiction'. Zhang Kun was there.

The British author David Mitchell has presented such ambition, depth and vision - rarely seen in contemporary Chinese writers - that Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing Group has published four of his books in Chinese, while a fifth is being translated.

During his first visit to Shanghai, Mitchell had a public dialogue with Chinese writer Su Tong, in front of a full house.