The Routledge Companion to Yan Lianke
Riccardo Moratto & Howard Yuen Fung Choy
Language: English
Absurdity Censorship Chinese Literature Dream of Ding Village Lenin’s Kisses Mythorealism Serve the People Spirituality The Four Books Three Brothers Twentieth Century
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jan 15, 2022
Description:
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, organised into some of the key themes of his work: Mythorealism; Absurdity; and History, as well as the challenges to translating his work.