The Day the Sun Died 中国 Chinglish follows a Midwestern American

Chinglish follows a Midwestern American businessman desperately seeking to score a lucrative contact for his family's firm as he travels to China only to discover how much he doesn't understand

is a collection of perfectly formed stories written over a period of twenty years

"—Booklist (Starred Review)

com/subject/35263134/ 那个给父亲写出一百页长信的卡夫卡究竟有着怎样的童年？家乡布拉格和世纪交替的时代如何塑造了他？他与文坛“伯乐”布罗德如何结下影响一生也影响了现代文学史的友谊？初涉职场的卡夫卡博士表现如何？他怎样展开扣人心弦的文学试验，酝酿处女作《观察》的最早篇章？ 卡夫卡研究学者莱纳·施 塔赫查阅诸多尚未公布的书信、日记、笔记等手稿资料，在传记中既细述卡夫卡的语言才华，教育经历，性心理的成熟以及对新技术、新媒介的体验，同时也在书中通过各种细节，勾勒出了波西米亚三个多世纪的社会、政治、宗教历史，展现了一幅精细、多彩的时代与城市全景画卷，最终回答了那个“卡夫卡何以成为卡夫卡”的问题。 【名家推荐】 趣味横生……一部严格基于事实和调研的史诗。 ——福尔克尔·哈格，《明镜》周刊 在这个文类里达到了最佳。它本身就是一部小说。 ——凯尔泰斯·伊姆雷，诺贝尔文学奖得主 施塔赫以极度的细心和同情心阅读作品与生平。他对卡夫卡生活的时代理解深刻，而与之相应的，是一种智慧，一种对隐于作品背后的冲动及欲望的敏锐体察。 ——科尔姆·托宾，《爱尔兰独立报》

The Day the Sun Died 中国 Chinglish follows a Midwestern AmericanYan Lianke has secured his place as contemporary Chinas most essential and daring novelist, with his superlative gifts for storytelling and penetrating eye for truth (New York Times Book Review). His newest novel, The Day the Sun Diedwinner of the Dream of the Red Chamber Award, one of the most prestigious honors for Chinese language novelsis a haunting story of a town caught in a waking nightmare. In a little village nestled in the Balou mountains,