Dream of Ding Village

Author(s): Yan Lianke

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The life and death of an entire community is told by a dead boy. His story reveals the moral vacuum at the heart of Communist-capitalist China. During a blood-contamination scandal in Henan province, villagers sell their blood, their coffins, and then arrange marriages for their own dead family members in the afterlife. Dream of Ding Village will make you laugh out loud just as you are gasping in horror. Yan Lianke is a genius storyteller of the moving and absurd antics of people forced to live under an inhuman regime. 'I come from the bottom of society. All my relatives live in Henan, one of the poorest areas of China. When I think of people's situation there, it is impossible not to feel angry and emotional. Anger and passion are the soul of my work.' Yan Lianke

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Yan Lianke was born in 1958. One of China's greatest living writers, he is the author of many novels and short story collections and has won China's two top literary awards. Lianke is currently under heavy scrutiny from the Chinese authorities and is a living and working example of the battle to maintain creative integrity in contemporary China. Dream of Ding Village is his third book to be banned in Lianke's home country, and is the second of his books to be published in Australia, following Serve the People!

General Fields

  • : 9781921520181
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : Text Publishing Company
  • : 0.462
  • : 01 January 2011
  • : 2.5 Centimeters X 15.3 Centimeters X 23.4 Centimeters
  • : Australia
  • : 01 March 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Yan Lianke
  • : Paperback
  • : 1103
  • : 895.10
  • : good
  • : 256
  • : FA