The Day the Sun Died by Yan Lianke

The Day the Sun Died by Yan Lianke'One of the masters of modern Chinese literature' Jung Chang This gripping dystopia contrasts the reality of life in China today with the sunny optimism of the 'Chinese dream'. One dusk in early June, in a town deep in the Balou mountains, fourteen year old Li Niannian notices that something strange is going on. As the residents would usually be settling down for the night, instead they start appearing in the streets and fields. There are people

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love better and feel more alive

he discovers who he truly is

but I often don't know what I'm trying to say till years later

this atmospheric black comedy tells the story of the Osugi family

namely God

Eamon de Valera is the most remarkable man in the history of modern Ireland

Thirty-four years ago

the victims of Bloody Sunday were fully exonerated when Lord Saville found that the majority of the victims were either shot in the back as they ran away or were helping someone in need

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'Seamlessly melding scholarship with passion

a loudhailer and some dog biscuits