Lenin's Kisses (Paperback)

A FINALIST FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 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 year's crops, a county official dreams up a scheme that will raise money for the district and boost his career. He convinces the villagers to set up a travelling freak-show, to include Blind Tonghua's Acute Listening Act and Deafman Ma's Firecrackers-on-the-Ear. 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. However, as we all know, even the best intentions can go awry.

General

Imprint:	Vintage
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2013
Authors:	Yan Lianke
Translators:	Carlos Rojas
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	512
ISBN-13:	978-0-09-956948-0
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Chinese
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-09-956948-5
Barcode:	9780099569480

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