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Books by Yan Lianke
  | | 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 ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | 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 developingand what happens to those who get in the way." |
 | | 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 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 ..." |
 | | Serve the People!(Illustrated) A Novel by Yan Lianke, Professor Julia Lovell, Julia Lovell Paperback, 217 Pages, Published 2008 by Grove Press, Black Cat ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-7044-6, ISBN: 0-8021-7044-7 "Set in 1967, at the peak of the Mao cult, "Serve the People! "is a beautifully told, wickedly daring story about the forbidden love affair between Liu Lian, the young, pretty wife of a powerful Division Commander in Communist China, and her household s lowly servant, Wu Dawang. When Liu Lian establishes a rule for her orderly that he is to attend to her needs whenever the household s wooden Serve the People! sign is removed from its usu ..." |
 | | Three Brothers Memories of My Family (Paperback or Softback) by Yan Lianke, Carlos Rojas Paperback, 223 Pages, Published 2021 by Grove Press 3/16/2021 ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4862-9, ISBN: 0-8021-4862-X |
 | | 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 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 ..." |
 | | 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, 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 ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | Lenin's Kisses by Yan Lianke, Carlos Rojas Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2013 by Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-2177-6, ISBN: 0-8021-2177-2 "A mystifying climatic incongruity begins the award-winning novel Lenin’s Kissesan absurdist, tragicomic masterpiece set in modern day China. Nestled deep within the Balou mountains, spared from the government’s watchful eye, the harmonious people of Liven had enough food and leisure to be fully content. But when their crops and livelihood are obliterated by a seven-day snowstorm in the middle of a sweltering summer, a county official a ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | Lenin's Kisses(1st Edition) by Yan Lianke, Carlos Rojas Hardcover, 592 Pages, Published 2012 by Grove Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-2037-3, ISBN: 0-8021-2037-7 "A mystifying climatic incongruity begins the award-winning novel Lenin’s Kissesan absurdist, tragicomic masterpiece set in modern day China. Nestled deep within the Balou mountains, spared from the government’s watchful eye, the harmonious people of Liven had enough food and leisure to be fully content. But when their crops and livelihood are obliterated by a seven-day snowstorm in the middle of a sweltering summer, a county official a ..." |
 | | Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke, Cindy Carter Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2011 by Grove Press Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-1932-2, ISBN: 0-8021-1932-8 "Officially censored upon its Chinese publication, and the subject of a bitter lawsuit between author and publisher, Dream of Ding Village is Chinese novelist Yan Lianke’s most important novel to date. Set in a poor village in Henan province, it is a deeply moving and beautifully written account of a blood-selling scandal in contemporary China. As the book opens, the town directors, looking for a way to lift their village from poverty, d ..." |
 | | 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 |
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