夏日落

by Yan Lianke, Yan Lianke

Xia Riluo is a corporal. He was a rookie soldier - a rookie soldier with a brand new automatic rifle. Corporal Xia used the brand new automatic rifle to commit suicide. A carpeted investigation ensued and the truth shocked everyone. Yan Lianke is the author of "Serve the people" and "Me and My Father's Generation." He is dubbed the author with the most banned books in China.

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 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)

Reviews

[Motorthreshold · Rating 3 out of 5]

到底还是男作家，还是不能对“年轻漂亮的女孩子对我一往情深不离不弃爱我爱到死去活来”免俗。

[Kenn Yu · Rating 2 out of 5]

个人不是很喜欢这种政治讽刺文学，美感很薄，对角色也没有啥感情。读完只是有种卑鄙感……

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 3 out of 5]

夏日落 [Xia Ri Luo] hits like a truth bomb because Yan, Lianke exposes how public outrage is routinely harvested and redirected to serve existing power structures.