The four books
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Rojas, Carlos, 1970- translator.
Published
New York : Grove Press, [2015].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 338 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
Fiction Yan, L
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Published
New York : Grove Press, [2015].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
First published as Sishu by Mingpao Publishing Company, Ltd. in 2010.
Description
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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