{"product_id":"the-day-the-sun-died-paperback","title":"The Day the Sun Died - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYan Lianke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarlos Rojas\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYan 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\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). His newest novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Day the Sun Died\u003c\/i\u003e--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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set over the course of one increasingly bizarre night, \u003ci\u003eThe Day the Sun Died\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive, darkly sinister tale from a world-class writer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYan Lianke\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous story collections and novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Years, Months, Days\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Explosion Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the Man Booker International and PEN Translation Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Four Books\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLenin's Kisses\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eServe the People!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDream of Ding Village\u003c\/i\u003e. Among many accolades, he was awarded the Franz Kafka Prize, he was twice a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize, and he has been shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, the Man Asian Literary Prize, and the Prix Femina Étranger. He has received two of China's most prestigious literary honors, the Lu Xun Prize and the Lao She Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757526122784,"sku":"9780802147738","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/61291e1482cbc766961ebc15cd2564dd.webp?v=1780104968","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-day-the-sun-died-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}