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Books by Yan Lianke






Hard Like Water
(Hardcover)
by Yan Lianke
Hardcover, Published 2021 by Black Cat, United States
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-5812-3, ISBN: 0-8021-5812-9






The Years, Months, Days
Two Novellas
by Yan Lianke, Carlos Rojas
Paperback, 155 Pages, Published 2017 by Grove Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-2665-8, ISBN: 0-8021-2665-0

"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 Yan Lianke
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 ..."






The Day the Sun Died(Reprint)
by Yan Lianke, Carlos Rojas
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2019 by Grove Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4773-8, ISBN: 0-8021-4773-9

"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 Yan Lianke, 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 ..."






The Day the Sun Died
by Yan Lianke, Carlos Rojas
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2018 by Grove Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-2853-9, ISBN: 0-8021-2853-X

"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 Yan Lianke, 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 Yan Lianke, 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 ..."






Dream of Ding Village(Reprint)
by Yan Lianke, Cindy Carter
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2012 by Grove Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4572-7, ISBN: 0-8021-4572-8

"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 developing—and what happens to those who get in the way."






Hard Like Water
(Paperback)
by Yan Lianke
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 Yan Lianke
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 Yan Lianke
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 Yan Lianke
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 ..."






Lenin's Kisses
by Yan Lianke, Carlos Rojas
Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2013 by Vintage
ISBN-13: 978-0-09-956948-0, ISBN: 0-09-956948-5

"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 Yan Lianke
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 Yan Lianke
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 Yan Lianke
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 Yan Lianke, 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 ..."



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