Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke, translated by Cindy Carter [in Library Journal]
15 Oct, by in Adult Readers, Chinese, Fiction, Repost, Translation
Censored in China, the latest novel in English translation from Yan Lianke (Serve the People!) is a brutal morality tale of a country undergoing transition; the citizens are mere “dogs, or chickens, or ants crushed underfoot” in a larger-than-life tragedy. China’s plan to fill its...