The explosion chronicles / Yan Lianke ; translated from the Chinese by Carlos Rojas.
With the Yi River on one side and the Balou Mountains on the other, the remote village of Explosion was founded more than a millennium ago by refugees fleeing a seismic volcanic eruption. But in the post-Mao era that name takse on surprising significance as the villagers aspire to transform their poor province into a bustling city of millions. Behind this explosive expansion are the four Kong brothers, whose loyalty is tested when they set out to fulfill their individual destinies; Zhu Ying, a wealthy businesswoman and the daughter of the former village chief; and Cheng Qing, a secretary climbing the ranks to become an influential political figure. Linked together by a web of lies, vice, and ambition, they are the driving force behind their hometown's transformation. And when Explosion's progress begins to take a lethal toll, they are forced to confront the sacrifices they have made for power and money.
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- ISBN: 9780802125828 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: x, 457 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Grove Press, 2016.
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General Note: | Orginally published in Chinese as Zha lie zhi (Taibei Shi : Mai tian chu ban, 2013). |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Genre: | Satire. Chinese fiction. |
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