Lenin's Kisses Paperback / softback
by Yan Lianke
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A FINALIST FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZEDeep within the Balou mountains lies a small rural town populated by disabled people.
Blind, deaf and disfigured, the 197 citizens of the Village of Liven have until now enjoyed a peaceful, mutually supportive life out of sight and mind of the government.
But when an unseasonal snowstorm wipes out that year’s crops, a county official dreams up a scheme that will raise money for the district and boost his career.
He convinces the villagers to set up a travelling freak-show, to include Blind Tonghua’s Acute Listening Act and Deafman Ma’s Firecrackers-on-the-Ear.
With the money, he intends to buy Lenin’s embalmed corpse from an ailing Russia and install it in a splendid mausoleum in the mountains to attract tourism to this sleepy district.
However, as we all know, even the best intentions can go awry.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:512 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:03/10/2013
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- ISBN:9780099569480
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:512 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:03/10/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780099569480