Lianke Y.: The Explosion Chronicles
Артикул: p6407108
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Характеристики
- Издательство: Vintage Books
- Год издания:2018
- Жанр: Книги на английском языке
- ISBN:978-1-78470-192-5
- Формат: 128x198 мм
- Вес: 380 г
Описание
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL 2017.With the Yi River on one side and the Balou Mountains on the other, the village of Explosion was founded a thousand years ago by refugees fleeing a volcanic eruption. But in the post-Mao era, the name takes on a new significance as the rural community grows explosively from a small village to a town to a city to a vast megalopolis. Behind this rapid expansion are three rival clans linked together by a web of ambition, madness and greed. Together they transform their hometown into a Babylon of modern times -- an unrivalled urban superpower built on lies, sex and thievery