"Over the last decade, Yan Lianke has been continually heralded as one of the “best contemporary Chinese writers” (The Independent) and “one of the country’s fiercest satirists” (The Guardian). Among many awards and honors, he has been twice a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize and he was awarded the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize for his impressive body of work. Now, for the first time, his two most acclaimed novellas are be ..."
The Day the Sun Died by YanLianke Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2019 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-1-78470-603-6, ISBN: 1-78470-603-5
"The reality of life in China today contrasts with the sunny optimism of the 'Chinese dream' in this gripping, gruesome dystopia from 'one of the masters of modern Chinese literature' (Jung Chang)One dusk in early June, in a town deep in the Balou mountains, fourteen-year-old Li Niannian notices that something strange is going on. As the residents would usually be settling down for the night, instead they start appearing in the streets a ..."
"Yan Lianke has secured his place as contemporary China’s most essential and daring novelist, “with his superlative gifts for storytelling and penetrating eye for truth” (New York Times Book Review). His newest novel, The Day the Sun Died―winner of the Dream of the Red Chamber Award, one of the most prestigious honors for Chinese-language novels―is a haunting story of a town caught in a waking nightmare. In a little village nestled in t ..."
Three Brothers Memories of My Family by YanLianke, Carlos Rojas Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2020 by Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4808-7, ISBN: 0-8021-4808-5
"From one of China’s most highly regarded writers, winner of the Franz Kafka Prize and twice finalist for the International Booker Prize, Three Brothers is a beautiful and heartwrenching memoir of the author’s childhood and family life during the Cultural Revolution In this heartfelt, intimate memoir, Yan Lianke brings the reader into his childhood home in Song County in Henan Province, painting a vivid portrait of rural China in the 19 ..."
"Yan Lianke has secured his place as contemporary China’s most essential and daring novelist, “with his superlative gifts for storytelling and penetrating eye for truth” (New York Times Book Review). His newest novel, The Day the Sun Died―winner of the Dream of the Red Chamber Award, one of the most prestigious honors for Chinese-language novels―is a haunting story of a town caught in a waking nightmare. In a little village nestled in t ..."
Three Brothers Memories of My Family (Paperback or Softback) by YanLianke, Carlos Rojas Paperback, Published 2021 by Grove Press 3/16/2021 ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4862-9, ISBN: 0-8021-4862-X
The Four Books(1st Edition) A Novel by YanLianke, Carlos Rojas Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2016 by Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-2469-2, ISBN: 0-8021-2469-0
"In the ninety-ninth district of a sprawling reeducation compound, freethinking artists and academics are detained to strengthen and affirm their loyalty to Communist ideologies. Here, in this isolated part of Henan province, the Musician and her lover, the Scholar—along with the Author and the Theologian—are forced to carry out grueling physical work and are encouraged to inform on each other for dissident behavior. The prize: winning p ..."
"Banned in China, Dream of Ding Village is acclaimed Chinese novelist Yan Lianke’s most important and controversial novel to date a passionate and steely critique of the rate at which China is developingand what happens to those who get in the way."
Hard Like Water (Paperback) by YanLianke Paperback, Published 2021 by Random House Uk Ltd Jun 2021 ISBN-13: 978-1-78474-290-4, ISBN: 1-78474-290-2
The Day the Sun Died by YanLianke Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2018 by Chatto & Windus ISBN-13: 978-1-78474-161-7, ISBN: 1-78474-161-2
"The reality of life in China today contrasts with the sunny optimism of the 'Chinese dream' in this gripping, gruesome dystopia from 'one of the masters of modern Chinese literature' (Jung Chang)One dusk in early June, in a town deep in the Balou mountains, fourteen-year-old Li Niannian notices that something strange is going on. As the residents would usually be settling down for the night, instead they start appearing in the streets a ..."
The Explosion Chronicles(Reprint) A Novel by YanLianke Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2017 by Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-2725-9, ISBN: 0-8021-2725-8
"Yan Lianke is one of the most acclaimed writers of contemporary China―twice a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize, as well as the winner of the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize―and he has been lauded for his imaginative satire and perceptive cultural critique. The Explosion Chronicles tells the unforgettable tale of rival families competing in a greed-fueled race to convert their sleepy, rural community into a thriving super me ..."
FOUR BOOKS, THE by YanLianke Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2016 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-09-956949-7, ISBN: 0-09-956949-3
"SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2016'One of China's greatest living authors and fiercest satirists' GuardianIn the ninety-ninth district of a sprawling labour camp, the Author, Musician, Scholar, Theologian and Technician - and hundreds just like them - are undergoing Re-education, to restore their revolutionary zeal and credentials. In charge of this process is the Child, who delights in draconian rules, monitoring ..."
"Deep within the Balou mountains lies a small rural town populated by disabled people. Blind, deaf, and disfigured, the 197 citizens of the village of Liven have until now enjoyed a peaceful, mutually supportive life out of sight and mind of the government. But when an unseasonal snowstorm wipes out that years crops, a county official dreams up a money-making scheme that will boost his career and raise money for the district. He convince ..."
Sound and Silence My Experience with China and Literature (Sinotheory) by Yan, Lianke, Rojas, Carlos, Rojas, Carlos Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2024 by Duke University Press Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4780-3039-3, ISBN: 1-4780-3039-9
Discovering Fiction (Sinotheory) by Yan, Lianke, Rojas, Carlos Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2022 by Duke University Press Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4780-1830-8, ISBN: 1-4780-1830-5
Memoir by YanLianke Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2020 by Chatto & Windus ISBN-13: 978-1-78474-315-4, ISBN: 1-78474-315-1
The Explosion Chronicles Nominiert: The International Man Booker Prize 2017 by YanLianke Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2018 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-1-78470-192-5, ISBN: 1-78470-192-0
"LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL 2017 With the Yi River on one side and the Balou Mountains on the other, the village of Explosion was founded a thousand years ago by refugees fleeing a volcanic eruption. But in the post-Mao era, the name takes on a new significance as the rural community grows explosively from a small village to a town to a city to a vast megalopolis. Behind this rapid expansion are three rival clans linked ..."
The Explosion Chronicles(1st Edition) by YanLianke Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2017 by Chatto & Windus ISBN-13: 978-1-78474-048-1, ISBN: 1-78474-048-9
"Yan Lianke is one of the most acclaimed writers of contemporary China―twice a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize, as well as the winner of the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize―and he has been lauded for his imaginative satire and perceptive cultural critique. The Explosion Chronicles tells the unforgettable tale of rival families competing in a greed-fueled race to convert their sleepy, rural community into a thriving super me ..."
The Four Books(1st Edition) A Novel by YanLianke, Carlos Rojas Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2015 by Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-2312-1, ISBN: 0-8021-2312-0
"From master storyteller Yan Lianke, winner of the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize and a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize, The Four Books is a powerful, daring novel of the dog-eat-dog psychology inside a labor camp for intellectuals during Mao’s Great Leap Forward. A renowned author in China, and among its most censored, Yan’s mythical, sometimes surreal tale cuts to the bone in its portrayal of the struggle between authori ..."