The Fat Years

Author: Chan Koonchung

Translated by Michael S. Duke

New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2011.; 318 pages

In 2013, a prosperous China has become wealthier than it has ever been, and it’s populous is in a state of euphoria. However this government holds a secret; for a month in 2011, at the brink of economic worldwide collapse, the country was in a state of absolute chaos. A week of rebellion and anarchy had lead to weeks of martial law and oppression. But no one remembers this, except for a handful of rebels who kidnap a high ranking government official, threaten to reveal it all but learn more than they bargain for.

A near-future dystopian fiction for those that love dark satire.

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