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ⓘ About Yan Lianke
Yan Lianke is often deemed by scholars and critics to be a prime candidate for the Literature Nobel Prize. Over the years, he has made a reputation for being a versatile and unique Chinese author, known for his tough-minded political stances and his artistry. He is also among the most outspoken and prolific Chinese authors who is masterful with his fiction, as he blends the folkloric, realistic, surrealistic, historical, and supernatural. In his essays and novels, he bravely confronts the problems of China’s political and social history head-on, as he defies present and past government policies in the process. Lianke was born in 1958 in China in a small village in Henan which was so tiny, that it did not even have a library.
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Who is Yan Lianke?
Yan Lianke is often deemed by scholars and critics to be a prime candidate for the Literature Nobel Prize. Over the years, he has made a reputation for being a versatile and unique Chinese author, known for his tough-minded political stances and his artistry. He is also among the most outspoken and prolific Chinese authors who is masterful with his fiction, as he blends the folkloric, realistic, surrealistic, historical, and supernatural.
Which Yan Lianke series should I start with?
Yan Lianke's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Lenin's Kisses (2003).
How many books has Yan Lianke written?
Yan Lianke has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2023. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Non-Fiction and Short Stories/Novellas.
In what order should Yan Lianke's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 12 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Yan Lianke's books organised into series?
This guide splits Yan Lianke's 12 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (8 books); Non-Fiction (2 books); Short Stories/Novellas (1 book); Short Story Collections (1 book).