Centered around romantic and sexual relationships between men, “danmei” is wildly popular in China. It’s been a hit abroad, too, with three books recently receiving an authorized English translation — and all three making it to the New York Times’s bestsellers list.
Read the article by Jin Zhao: https://thechinaproject.com/2022/02/24/danmei-a-genre-of-chinese-erotic-fiction-goes-global/
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