SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2016 'One of
China's greatest living authors and fiercest satirists' Guardian 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 treasured books. But when bad weather arrives,
followed by the 'three bitter years', the intellectuals are
abandoned by the regime and left on their own to survive. Divided
into four narratives, The Four Books tells the story of the Great
Famine, one of China's most devastating and controversial periods.
WINNER OF THE FRANZ KAFKA PRIZE 2014 NOMINATED FOR CZECH AWARD
MAGNESIA LITERA 2014 HUA ZHONG WORLD CHINESE LITERATURE PRIZE 2013
FINALIST FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2013 WINNER OF THE
HUA ZHONG WORLD CHINESE LITERATURE PRIZE 2013 SHORTLISTED FOR THE
INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE 2012 SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIX
FEMINA ETRANGER 2012 SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE
2011 WINNER OF THE LAO SHE LITERATURE AWARD 2004 WINNER OF THE LU
XUN AWARD 1997
General
Imprint: |
Vintage
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2016 |
Authors: |
Yan Lianke
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 130 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
Pages: |
338 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-09-956949-7 |
Languages: |
English
|
Subtitles: |
Chinese
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Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-09-956949-3 |
Barcode: |
9780099569497 |
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