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A review by tomleetang
Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke
4.0
The whole bloody affair of Henan's HIV villages is laid bare in this horrifying novel, which traces how hopeful country folk were condemned to death by an uncaring government apparatus, which then tried to cover over its carelessness with a combination of censorship and ineffectual 'subsidies' that actually ended up costing people already bled dry (literally) even more money.
The dream and real parts of the novel quickly become blurred, as Yan Lianke shows how much the unthinkable has become the everyday in the course of China's madcap rush to riches and modernity. But while the specific details of the book are very much a story of the People's Republic of China, the allure of filthy lucre and the avaricious desire for social status are applicable to all.
The dream and real parts of the novel quickly become blurred, as Yan Lianke shows how much the unthinkable has become the everyday in the course of China's madcap rush to riches and modernity. But while the specific details of the book are very much a story of the People's Republic of China, the allure of filthy lucre and the avaricious desire for social status are applicable to all.