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The day the sun died : a novel

Call Number

  • FICTION YAN (CEN)

Edition

First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.

Publication Information

New York : Grove Press, 2018.

Physical Description

342 pages ; 22 cm

Uniform Title

Ri xi. English

Summary

"A haunting story of a town caught in a waking nightmare. In a little village nestled in the Balou mountains, fourteen-year-old Li Niannian and his parents run a funeral parlor. One evening, he notices a strange occurrence. Instead of preparing for bed, more and more neighbors appear in the streets and fields, carrying on with their daily business as if the sun hadn't already set. Li Niannian watches, mystified. As hundreds of residents are found dreamwalking, they act out the desires they've suppressed during waking hours. Before long, the community devolves into chaos, and it's up to Li Niannian and his parents to save the town before sunrise. Set over the course of one increasingly bizarre night, The Day the Sun Died is a propulsive, darkly sinister tale set against the national optimism of the Chinese dream"--

Notes

"The Day the Sun Died first published in Taiwan in 2015 as Rixi by Rye Field Publishing Company"--Title page verso.

Added Authors

Carlos Rojas

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