Discovering Fiction

by Yan Lianke

Book Overview

Over the past twenty years, Chinese novelist Yan Lianke has emerged as one of the most important writers in the world. In Discovering Fiction, Yan offers insights into his views on literature and realism, the major works that inspired him, and his theories of writing. He juxtaposes discussions of the high realism of Leo Tolstoy and Lu Xun against Franz Kafka's modernism and Gabriel Garc a M rquez's magical realism, charting the relationship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478018305
• ISBN13: 9781478018308
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"