Books by Yan Lianke

I landsbyen Gaotian er mange begyndt at gå i søvne. Det gælder også Niannans bekendte, Yan Lianke, som lider af skriveblokering.Li Niannian er 14 år, og hans onkel ejer et krematorium. Hans forældre laver begravelsesudstyr og tjener penge på at udvinde olie fra kremerede kroppe. Eftersom folk dør i hobetal – og med regeringens nye påbud om kremering – er der masser af forretning for Niannians far og onkel.Det hele kulminerer, da de sovende begynder at udleve deres vågne fantasier, og et faretruende kaos breder sig. Det er op til Niannian og hans forældre at redde byen. Fortællingen skrider frem time for time, selv om tiden indimellem går helt i stå i Yan Liankes brutale satire.“En medrivende, stærk læseoplevelse”.Publishers Weekly“Den provokerende kinesiske forfatter Yan Lianke præsenterer en ganske særlig udgave af den kollektive drøm i denne gribende roman …”New York Times“Med en uproblematisk sammensmeltning af metafor, allegori, symbolisme og satire har Yan skabt et unikt, litterært, satirisk værk. En blanding af hårdtslående bureaukratikritik og en snu pastiche af realisme, absurditet og det groteske.”Los Angeles Times“Yan er et af de sjældne genier, som i sin egen kulturs absurditeter ser de absurditeter, som inficerer alle andre kulturerer. [Solens død] er den mest uhyggelige bog, jeg har læst i årevis; en social komedie, der bløder som en zombieapokalypse … Hans underspillede vid snor sig gennem fortællingen som en slange i bladene … påkalder sig den flydende drømmetilstand, hvor alting repræsenterer noget andet, noget dybere … et wake-up call om den vej, vi har sporet os ind på.”Washington Post

'One of the masters of modern Chinese literature' Jung ChangA searing novel that traces the destruction of a community in communist China.Told through the eyes of Xiao Qiang, a young boy, this deeply moving novel shares the tragic story of the blood-contamination scandal in China's Henan province.Looking for a way to lift Ding Village from poverty, its directors and organisers open blood-plasma collection stations, hoping to sell the plasma to those in need. At first the scheme is a commercial success. Soon, however, whole communities are wiped out after contracting HIV. As Xiao narrates the fate of Ding Village, his family is torn apart by suspicion and retribution.'The defining work of his career... A devastating critique of China's runaway development' Guardian

A brilliantly comic satire about a love affair from the visionary, world-class storyteller. Set in 1967, at the peak of the Mao cult, this is the tale of a forbidden love affair between Liu Lian - the bored wife of a military commander - and a young soldier, Wu Dawang. When Liu Lian establishes a rule that Wu Dawang must attend to her needs whenever the household's wooden 'Serve the People!' sign is removed from its usual place, he vows to obey. What follows is both an enthralling love story and a deliciously comic satire on the political and sexual taboos of Mao's regime. 'Drips with the kind of satire that can only come from deep within the machinery of Chinese communism' Financial Times

Reading novels is an escape for Yan, and he yearns to become a writer after hearing about a woman who was allowed to remain in the city of Harbin after publishing her first novel. Caught between his obligations as a son and a brother, and his longing for a new life, Yan eventually joins the army.

and Cheng Qing, who starts out as a secretary and goes on to become a powerful political and business figure in her own right, transform their hometown into a Babylon of modern times -- an unrivalled urban superpower built on lies, sex and thievery.

In 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 behaviour and confiscating books.

A FINALIST FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZEDeep within the Balou mountains lies a small rural town populated by disabled people. With the money, he intends to buy Lenin's embalmed corpse from an ailing Russia and install it in a splendid mausoleum in the mountains to attract tourism to this sleepy district.