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The four books / Yan Lianke ; translated from the Chinese by Carlos Rojas.
In the ninety-ninth district of a sprawling reeducation compound, freethinking artists and academics are detained to strengthen their loyalty to Communist ideologies. They are forced to carry out grueling physical work and are encouraged to inform on each other for dissident behavior. The prize: winning the chance at freedom. They're overseen by preadolescent supervisor, the Child, who delights in reward systems and excessive punishments. When agricultural and industrial production quotas are raised to an unattainable level, the ninety-ninth district dissolves into lawlessness. And then, as inclement weather and famine set in, they are abandoned by the regime and left alone to survive.
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- ISBN: 9780802123121
- ISBN: 0802123120
- Physical Description: xii, 338 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Grove Press, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015.
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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