The Day the Sun Died

An unforgettable tale of a village that descends into a sleepwalking spell as the sun threatens to never rise again, by the author of Discovering Fiction . 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 n