Yan Lianke China

Bio
Renowned Chinese novelist Yan Lianke was born in an impoverished region in China’s Henan province in 1958. His full-length novels include The Sunlit Years, Solidity of Water, The Joy of Living, Dream of Ding Village, Serve the People! and the latest, Elegy and Academe. He has also published 10 collections of novellas and short stories, including Days, Months, Years, Song of the Plow and a five-volume set of his collected works. Recipient of multiple awards, including the Lu Xun and Lao She literature awards, he has had his works translated into over 10 languages and published in over 20 countries.



What book would you like to snuggle under covers with, and why?
"I used to be fascinated by Journey to the West when I was younger. During my adolescent years, I was enthralled by 19th century Russian literature; gradually my interest went on to American and Latin-American literature. Now, I like works that are creative or deemed radical, but good ones are hard to come by."

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