World-renowned author of novels, short stories, and essays Yan Lianke describes his literary project, reflects on censorship in China, and his perspectives on life, writing, and literary history.

Yan Lianke is one of the most important, prolific, and controversial writers in contemporary China. This companion presents a collection of critical essays by leading scholars from around the world…

A chilling and relentless tale of family responsibility and a mother’s sacrifice, Marrow is Yan Lianke at his best.

In a small village deep in the Balou Mountains, Fourth Wife…

In the ninety-ninth district of a sprawling labour camp, the Author, Musician, Scholar, Theologian and Technician are undergoing Re-education, to restore their revolutionary zeal and credentials. In charge of this…

The origin story of a childhood spent in poverty during the Cultural Revolution, from Yan Lianke, named 'China's most controversial novelist' by the New Yorker.

From China’s most feted and most banned author (Financial Times), an unforgettable tale of a village that descends into a sleepwalking spell as the sun threatens to never rise again

From a visionary, world-class writer, dubbed China’s most controversial novelist by the New Yorker, a gripping and biting story of ambition and betrayal, following two young communist revolutionaries whose forbidden…

In the ninety-ninth district of a sprawling labour camp, the Author, Musician, Scholar, Theologian and Technician are undergoing Re-education, to restore their revolutionary zeal and credentials. In charge of this…