Description
As night falls in the small town of Gaotian, the ordinary world begins to unravel—neighbors step into the streets and fields as if nothing has changed, continuing their routines while the sun seems to have already died. Over the course of a single increasingly bizarre night, a teenage boy watches dreamwalking spread through the community, turning private impulses into public catastrophe and forcing everyone to confront what they truly want when reality loosens its grip. With its darkly satirical momentum and mythlike cadence, the novel probes the pressure of national optimism, the violence of desire, and the thin boundary between sleep, performance, and moral responsibility. Yan Lianke’s distinctive blend of absurdity, dread, and self-aware storytelling makes this a haunting, propulsive descent into a waking nightmare—one that lingers long after morning arrives.
Available Editions
hardcover
Grove Press
Published Dec 11, 2018
320 pages
ISBN: 9780802128539
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Details
First Published
2018
Language
chi
Translation
From: chi
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Day the Sun Died by Yan Lianke.