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245 14 a| The day the sun died :b| a novel /c| Yan Lianke ; translated from the Chinese by Carlos Rojas.;

250 a| First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.;

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300 a| ix, 342 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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500 a| "The Day the Sun Died first published in China in 2015 as Rixi by Rye Field Publishing Company"--Title page verso.;

520 a| "Yan Lianke has secured his place as contemporary China's most essential and daring novelist, "with his superlative gifts for storytelling and penetrating eye for truth" (New York Times Book Review). His newest novel, The Day the Sun Died--winner of the Dream of the Red Chamber Award, one of the most prestigious honors for Chinese-language novels--is a haunting story of a town caught in a waking nightmare. In a little village nestled in the Balou mountains, fourteen-year-old Li Niannian and his parents run a funeral parlor. One evening, he notices a strange occurrence. Instead of preparing for bed, more and more neighbors appear in the streets and fields, carrying on with their daily business as if the sun hadn't already set. Li Niannian watches, mystified. As hundreds of residents are found dreamwalking, they act out the desires they've suppressed during waking hours. Before long, the community devolves into chaos, and it's up to Li Niannian and his parents to save the town before sunrise. Set over the course of one increasingly bizarre night, The Day the Sun Died is a propulsive, darkly sinister tale set against the national optimism of the Chinese dream"--c| Provided by publisher.;

546 a| In English, translated from the Chinese.;

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The day the sun died : a novel / Yan Lianke ; translated from the Chinese by Carlos Rojas.

Author/creator	Yan, Lianke, 1958- author.
Other author	Rojas, Carlos, 1970- translator.
Format	Book
Edition	First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Publication	New York : Grove Press, 2018.
Description	ix, 342 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	Villages--China. --Fiction. Dystopias--Fiction. China.

Uniform title	Ri xi. English
Abstract	"Yan Lianke has secured his place as contemporary China's most essential and daring novelist, "with his superlative gifts for storytelling and penetrating eye for truth" (New York Times Book Review). His newest novel, The Day the Sun Died--winner of the Dream of the Red Chamber Award, one of the most prestigious honors for Chinese-language novels--is a haunting story of a town caught in a waking nightmare. In a little village nestled in the Balou mountains, fourteen-year-old Li Niannian and his parents run a funeral parlor. One evening, he notices a strange occurrence. Instead of preparing for bed, more and more neighbors appear in the streets and fields, carrying on with their daily business as if the sun hadn't already set. Li Niannian watches, mystified. As hundreds of residents are found dreamwalking, they act out the desires they've suppressed during waking hours. Before long, the community devolves into chaos, and it's up to Li Niannian and his parents to save the town before sunrise. Set over the course of one increasingly bizarre night, The Day the Sun Died is a propulsive, darkly sinister tale set against the national optimism of the Chinese dream"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	"The Day the Sun Died first published in China in 2015 as Rixi by Rye Field Publishing Company"--Title page verso.
Language	In English, translated from the Chinese.
Translation of	Yan, Lianke, 1958- Ri xi. Taibei Shi : Mai tian chu ban, 2015 322 pages ; 21 cm
Issued in other form	Online version: Yan, Lianke, 1958- Day the sun died. First American hardcover edition. New York : Grove Press, 2018 9780802146342
Genre/form	Psychological fiction.
Genre/form	Dystopias Fiction.
Genre/form	Dystopian fiction.
Genre/form	Dystopian fiction.
Genre/form	Fiction.
Genre/form	Psychological fiction.
Genre/form	Psychological fiction.
Genre/form	Dystopian fiction.
LCCN	2018026618
ISBN	9780802128539 hardcover
ISBN	080212853X hardcover
ISBN	electronic book

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