Desert Rites (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798889910114)

Co-translated by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin, acclaimed translators of Nobel Prize-winning authors.

#1 Amazon Best Seller in Asian Literature.

The original work was shortlisted for the Mao Dun Literature Award and was adapted into a 20-episode TV series.

Desert Rites introduces readers to a remote village, capturing the intricate lives of its inhabitants with psychological depth and vivid realism. Celebrated across China and adapted into the acclaimed TV series Desert Ties, this novel stands as a cornerstone of contemporary Chinese literature, translated by Nobel-Prize-winning translators Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin.

Author: Howard Goldblatt,Xue Mo
ISBN-13: 9798889910114
Publisher: Ruxue International Media Inc
Language: English
Published: 12/24/2024
Pages: 486
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.98d

Review Citation(s):
Foreword 06/16/2025
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001