Dream of Ding Village

by Yan Lianke

Book Overview

Officially censored upon its Chinese publication, and the subject of a bitter lawsuit between author and publisher, Dream of Ding Village is Chinese novelist Yan Lianke's most important novel to date. Set in a poor village in Henan province, it is a deeply moving and beautifully written account of a blood-selling ring in contemporary China. Based on a real-life blood-selling scandal in eastern China, Dream of Ding Village is the result of three years...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802119328
• ISBN13: 9780802119322
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A beautifully written story about the tragic HIV/AID's crisis in rural China

This story is about a small village suffering the after effects of communism in which they sold their blood to better their lives. The consequences of this arrive years later as people in the village start dying. This awfully true tale about community, family, and chinese culture is eloquently described.