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The Explosion Chronicles

By Yan Lianke

The Explosion Chronicles

By Yan Lianke

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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL 2017 With the Yi River on one side and the Balou Mountains on the other, the village of Explosion was founded a thousand years ago by refugees fleeing a volcanic eruption. But in the post-Mao era, the name takes on a new significance as the rural community grows explosively from a small village to a town to a city to a vast megalopolis. Behind this rapid expansion are three rival clans linked together by a web of ambition, madness and greed. Together they transform their hometown into a Babylon of modern times -- an unrivalled urban superpower built on lies, sex and thievery. 'One of the masters of modern Chinese literature' Jung Chang
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
480
Release Date:
2018-03-01
Publication Date:
2018-03-01
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1784701920
ISBN13:
9781784701925
Weight:
381 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
40 cm
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