Desert Trilogy – serie

Co-translated by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin, acclaimed translators of Nobel Prize-winning authors. #1 Amazon Best Seller in Asian Literature. The original work was shortlisted for the Mao Dun Literature Award and was adapted into a 20-episode TV series. Desert Rites introduces readers to a remote village, capturing the intricate lives of its inhabitants with psychological depth and vivid realism. Celebrated across China and adapted into the acclaimed TV series Desert Ties, this novel stands as a cornerstone of contemporary Chinese literature, translated by Nobel-Prize-winning translators Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin.

A Journey of Struggle, Survival, andPerseverance for Farmers in Rural ChinaSet in China’s Hexi Corridor, Desert Rites vividly depicts the poverty and misery faced by LaoShun and his family. The novel presents a panoramic view of rural life in Chinaduring the 1990s through the lens of this family, capturing the simple joys,suffering, and hardships endured by that generation of peasants. By exploringthe human condition within the context of Chinese agricultural civilization,the book inspires readers to reflect on human nature, life, and destiny, aswell as the profound connections between people and between humans andnature—all set against the backdrop of majestic desert scenery and a richcultural landscape.The English edition was co-translated byHoward Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-Chun Lin, acclaimed translators of NobelPrize-winning authors.The German edition was translated by Hans-Peter Kolb, astudent of the famed sinologist Wolfgang Kubin.