2016 Man Booker Longlist: The Four Books by Yan Lianke

Country: China

Translated by Carlos Rojas

Yan Lianke has never been a writer who bypasses confrontation or backs off from dissecting the history of China’s Communist rule with utmost honesty and steadfastness. Translated by Carlos Roja, Lianke’s latest outing The Four Books deals with one of the most volatile period of China’s history-The Great Leap Forward.

The novel, that has been banned in China opens on the ninety-ninth district in a labour camp that has as prisoners like the Theologian, the Scholar, the Author, the Musician and others. The Camp is controlled by a figure called The Child. The way of being rewarded freedom depends upon the whims of this persona.

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Book Details:-        

Author:	Yan Lianke
Publisher:	Chatto and Windus	Publishing Year:	2015
ISBN-13:	9780701186982	ISBN-10:	0701186984
Cover:	Hardcover	No. Of Pages:	352
MRP:	Rs 599	Buy From:	Flipkart.com Amazon.in

• About the Author

About Rit Chattapadhyay

A student of literature, I was born in Kolkata, now, reside at Howrah. I completed my high school from St.Thomas' Church School Howrah,and then went on to study English Honours at Asutosh College. Presently, I am pursuing my Masters in English Literature from Calcutta University. Not an avid reader from childhood. My experience with literature intensified in high school and Asutosh College. I love reading works of literature and I am an amateur poet myself. My poems mainly highlight the agonies of modern existence and the complications of love. Being a very opinionated person, I bear distinct opinions about what I read.