{"product_id":"sound-and-silence-lianke-yan-9781478030393","title":"Sound and Silence: My Experience with China and Literature","description":"Yan Lianke is a world-renowned author of novels, short stories, and essays whose provocative and nuanced writing explores the reality of everyday life in contemporary China. In \u003ci\u003eSound and Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, Yan compares his literary project to a blind man carrying a flashlight whose role is to help others perceive the darkness that surrounds them. Often described as China's most censored author, Yan reflects candidly on literary censorship in contemporary China. He outlines the Chinese state's project of national amnesia that suppresses memories of past crises and social traumas. Although being banned in China is often a selling point in foreign markets, Yan argues that there is no requisite correlation between censorship and literary quality. Among other topics, Yan also examines the impact of American literature on Chinese literature in the 1980s and 1990s. Encapsulating his perspectives on life, writing, and literary history, \u003ci\u003eSound and Silence\u003c\/i\u003e includes an introduction by translator Carlos Rojas and an afterword by Yan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lianke Yan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478030399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478030393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2024 pg. 36","brand":"Lianke Yan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809800155391,"sku":"9781478030393","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dfca51a9-56a5-4b36-afad-188a964f10eb.jpg?v=1707927508","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sound-and-silence-lianke-yan-9781478030393","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}