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 political
favor and the chance at freedom. They're overseen by preadolescent
supervisor, the Child, who delights in draconian rules, reward
systems, and excessive punishments, such as confiscating treasured
books. But when the higher-ups raise the agricultural and
industrial production quotas to an unattainable level, the
ninety-ninth district dissolves into lawlessness and the
intellectuals are soon abandoned by the regime to survive on their
own. With his incisive, lyrical prose, Yan Lianke melds political
satire and allegory in this riveting, formidable tale that portrays
the absurd and grotesque oppression of the Great Leap Forward.
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