Bøger af Yan Lianke

Handlingen i Marv foregår i Balou-bjergene, en afsides region i den kinesiske Henan Provins. Romanens hovedperson Fjerde Hustru You, som hun hedder, er alene med fire børn – enke efter at manden tog sig af dage ved at drukne sig i floden. Men i denne fortælling skelnes der ikke mellem liv og død. Manden stiger som et genfærd hyppigt op af sin grav og følger sin hustru i tykt og tyndt. Især følger den døde med i hendes ultimative projekt – at finde en ægtemand til deres yngste datter. Som hendes søstre lider også denne datter af en arvelig evnesvaghed, hvilket gør det nærmest umuligt at finde en mand til hende. Fjerde Hustru You besøger alle nabolagets landsbyer uden held. Men under rejsen hører hun om et potentielt middel mod den evnesvaghed, der er så skæbnesvanger for hendes børn.Yan Lianke, f. 1958 er en af Kinas store nulevende forfattere. I sin fortællekunst mestrer han den svære balance at skrive kritisk og satirisk, realistisk, magisk og grumt om liv og ekstreme vilkår i nutidens Kina. Ganske vist kan han ikke udgive sine noveller og romaner i Kina, men de finder vej via Taiwan og Hongkong. Og Lianke lever og bor stadig i Beijing.På dansk er tidligere bl.a. udkommet romanerne Landsbyens blod, Lenins kys og – senest – De fire bøger.

I landsbyen Gaotian er mange begyndt at gå i søvne. Det gælder også Niannans bekendte, Yan Lianke, som lider af skriveblokering.Li Niannian er 14 år, og hans onkel ejer et krematorium. Hans forældre laver begravelsesudstyr og tjener penge på at udvinde olie fra kremerede kroppe. Eftersom folk dør i hobetal – og med regeringens nye påbud om kremering – er der masser af forretning for Niannians far og onkel.Det hele kulminerer, da de sovende begynder at udleve deres vågne fantasier, og et faretruende kaos breder sig. Det er op til Niannian og hans forældre at redde byen. Fortællingen skrider frem time for time, selv om tiden indimellem går helt i stå i Yan Liankes brutale satire.“En medrivende, stærk læseoplevelse”.Publishers Weekly“Den provokerende kinesiske forfatter Yan Lianke præsenterer en ganske særlig udgave af den kollektive drøm i denne gribende roman …”New York Times“Med en uproblematisk sammensmeltning af metafor, allegori, symbolisme og satire har Yan skabt et unikt, litterært, satirisk værk. En blanding af hårdtslående bureaukratikritik og en snu pastiche af realisme, absurditet og det groteske.”Los Angeles Times“Yan er et af de sjældne genier, som i sin egen kulturs absurditeter ser de absurditeter, som inficerer alle andre kulturerer. [Solens død] er den mest uhyggelige bog, jeg har læst i årevis; en social komedie, der bløder som en zombieapokalypse … Hans underspillede vid snor sig gennem fortællingen som en slange i bladene … påkalder sig den flydende drømmetilstand, hvor alting repræsenterer noget andet, noget dybere … et wake-up call om den vej, vi har sporet os ind på.”Washington Post

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Kortromanen følger en lille kinesisk landsbys møde med naturens magter. Da en længerevarende tørke tvinger landsbyens beboere til at søge mod nye, mildere himmelstrøg, vurderer en 72-årig mand, at han ikke kan overleve den hårde bjergvandring, som hans naboer planlægger. Som det eneste menneske bliver han tilbage i den tomme by i selskab med sin blinde hund og sin ensomt voksende majsplante.​Dag for dag må den allerede svage, gamle mand kæmpe mod naturens elementer for at beskytte sin hund og sin majsplante fra vind, vejr og vilde bæster. ​Dage, måneder, år er en bestseller-fabel fra en af Kinas mest berømte nulevende forfattere.​

From “China’s foremost literary satirist” (Financial Times) comes a captivating new novel set at a religious training center in Beijing, focusing on the unlikely love story of a Buddhist nun and a Daoist priestAt the Religious Training Center on the campus of Beijing’s National Politics University, disciples of China’s five main religions—Buddhism, Daoism, Protestantism, Catholicism, and Islam—gather for a year of intensive study and training. In this hallowed yet jovial atmosphere, the institute’s two youngest disciples—Yahui, a Buddhist jade nun, and Gu Mingzheng, a Daoist master—fall into a fast friendship that might bloom into something more.This year, however, the worldly Director Gong has an exciting new plan: he has organized tug-of-war competitions between the religions. The fervor of competition offers excitement for the disciples, as well as a lucrative source of fundraising, but Yahui looks on the games with distrust: her beloved mentor collapsed after witnessing one of these competitions. Gu Mingzheng, meanwhile, has his own mission at the institute, centering on his search for his unknown father. Soon it becomes clear that corruption is seeping ever more deeply into the foundation of the institute under Director Gong’s watch, and Yahui and Gu Mingzheng will be forced to ask themselves whether it is better to stay committed to an increasingly fraught faith or to return to secular life forever—and nothing less than the fate of the gods itself is at stake.Illustrated throughout with beautiful original papercuts, animated by Yan Lianke’s characteristically incisive sense of humor, Heart Sutra is a stunning and timely novel that highlights the best and worst in mankind and interrogates the costs of division.

Multi-prizewinning and internationally acclaimed Yan Lianke -- 'China's most controversial novelist' (New Yorker) -- returns with a campus novel like no other following a young Buddhist as she journeys through worldly temptationTo tell the truth, religious faith is really just a matter of believing stories. The world is governed by stories, and it is for the sake of stories that everyone lives on this earth.Yahui is a young Buddhist at university. But this is no ordinary university. It is populated by every faith in China: Buddhists, Daoists, Catholics, Protestants and Muslims who jostle alongside one another in the corridors of learning, and whose deities are never far from the classroom.Her days are measured out making elaborate religious papercuts, taking part in highly charged tug-of-war competitions between the faiths and trying to resist the daily temptation to return to secular life and abandon the ascetic ideals that are her calling. Everything seems to dangle by a thread. But when she meets a Daoist student called Mingzheng, an inexorable romance of mythic proportions takes hold of her.In this profoundly otherworldly novel, Chinese master Yan Lianke remakes the campus novel in typically visionary fashion, dropping readers into an allegorical world ostensibly far from our own, but which reflects our own questions and struggles right back at us.** Beautiful edition illustrated throughout with beautiful original papercuts **'One of China's greatest living authors' Guardian'His talent cannot be ignored' New York Times'China's foremost literary satirist' Financial Times

"From "China's foremost literary satirist" (Financial Times) comes a captivating new novel set at a religious training center in Beijing, focusing on the love story of a Buddhist nun and a Daoist priest. At the Religious Training Center on the campus of Beijing's National Politics University, disciples of China's five main religions-Buddhism, Daoism, Protestantism, Catholicism, and Islam-gather for a year of intensive study and training. In this hallowed yet jovial atmosphere, the institute's two youngest disciples-Yahui, a Buddhist jade nun, and Gu Mingzheng, a Daoist master-fall into a friendship that might bloom into something more. This year, however, the worldly Director Gong has a new plan: he has organized tug-of-war competitions between the religions. These matches offer excitement for the disciples, as well as a lucrative source of fundraising, but Yahui looks on them with distrust: her beloved mentor collapsed after witnessing one of these games. Soon it becomes clear that corruption is seeping ever more deeply into the foundation of the center, and Yahui and Gu Mingzheng will be forced to ask themselves whether it is better to stay committed to an increasingly fraught faith or to return to secular life forever-and nothing less than the fate of the gods is at stake. Illustrated throughout with beautiful original papercuts, animated by Yan Lianke's characteristically incisive sense of humor, Heart Sutra is a stunning and timely novel that highlights the best and worst in mankind and interrogates the costs of division"--

A breakneck adventure story following the erotic love affair of party cadres Aijun and Hongmei during China's Cultural Revolution On his return to his village in the Balou Mountains, soldier Gao Aijun sees a young woman wandering barefoot along the railway tracks in the warm late-afternoon sun.

'One of the masters of modern Chinese literature' Jung ChangA searing novel that traces the destruction of a community in communist China.Told through the eyes of Xiao Qiang, a young boy, this deeply moving novel shares the tragic story of the blood-contamination scandal in China's Henan province.Looking for a way to lift Ding Village from poverty, its directors and organisers open blood-plasma collection stations, hoping to sell the plasma to those in need. At first the scheme is a commercial success. Soon, however, whole communities are wiped out after contracting HIV. As Xiao narrates the fate of Ding Village, his family is torn apart by suspicion and retribution.'The defining work of his career... A devastating critique of China's runaway development' Guardian

A brilliantly comic satire about a love affair from the visionary, world-class storyteller. Set in 1967, at the peak of the Mao cult, this is the tale of a forbidden love affair between Liu Lian - the bored wife of a military commander - and a young soldier, Wu Dawang. When Liu Lian establishes a rule that Wu Dawang must attend to her needs whenever the household's wooden 'Serve the People!' sign is removed from its usual place, he vows to obey. What follows is both an enthralling love story and a deliciously comic satire on the political and sexual taboos of Mao's regime. 'Drips with the kind of satire that can only come from deep within the machinery of Chinese communism' Financial Times

and Cheng Qing, who starts out as a secretary and goes on to become a powerful political and business figure in her own right, transform their hometown into a Babylon of modern times -- an unrivalled urban superpower built on lies, sex and thievery.

Reading novels is an escape for Yan, and he yearns to become a writer after hearing about a woman who was allowed to remain in the city of Harbin after publishing her first novel. Caught between his obligations as a son and a brother, and his longing for a new life, Yan eventually joins the army.

In the ninety-ninth district of a sprawling labour camp, the Author, Musician, Scholar, Theologian and Technician - and hundreds just like them - are undergoing Re-education, to restore their revolutionary zeal and credentials. In charge of this process is the Child, who delights in draconian rules, monitoring behaviour and confiscating books.

A FINALIST FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZEDeep within the Balou mountains lies a small rural town populated by disabled people. With the money, he intends to buy Lenin's embalmed corpse from an ailing Russia and install it in a splendid mausoleum in the mountains to attract tourism to this sleepy district.