桃园春醒

by Yan Lianke 阎连科

《桃园春醒》是由“打老婆”引发的一场荒谬的暴力寓言。在春天的桃园里，一场“桃园结义”演变成一场暴力事件。作者触及了农村的一些问题，发人深省。《洪水卷走的透明十二岁》记录了作家12岁时家乡发生洪水的一段童年往事。《桃园春醒》是“当代中国名家名作系列”中的一本，其选定为作家的成长背景，如作家和故乡，作家和亲人，以及作家的童年经验、受教育经历等等。我们选择的这些作品中都有作家各自独特的成长经历和强烈的主观情感投射，由此读者可以看到这个作家是怎样成长的，或者说是怎样一步步成为现在的样子的，即英雄出处。这样一套书既能体现这一批当代作家的精神源头，又能展现不同地区的风土人情，加以与文字风格相配的插图，必将给读者呈现一份完整而精彩的当代作家档案。

Paperback

Published April 1, 2010

About the author

Yan Lianke (simplified Chinese: 阎连科; traditional Chinese: 閻連科; pinyin: Yán Liánkē; Wade–Giles: Yen Lien-k'e, born 1958) is a Chinese writer of novels and short stories based in Beijing. His work is highly satirical, which has resulted in some of his most renowned works being banned.

He started writing in 1978 and his works include: Xia Riluo (夏日落), Serve the People (为人民服务), Enjoyment (受活), and Dream of Ding Village (丁庄梦). He has also published more than ten volumes of short stories. Enjoyment, which was published in 2004, received wide acclaim in China. His literature has been published in various nations, and some of his works have been banned in China.

(Wikipedia)