Lenin's Kisses

Lenin's Kisses is a brilliant novel about modern China. Blind, deaf, and disfigured, the 197citizens of the Village of Liven enjoy a peaceful lifestyle, spared from the government's watchfuleye. But when an unseasonal snowstorm wipes out the grain crops, a county official convincesthe villagers to set up a travelling freak-show showcasing their disabilities. With the money, heintends to buy Lenin's embalmed corpse from Russia and install it in a mausoleum in the mountainsto attract tourism to the sleepy district.
Lenin's Kisses is a rollicking tragicomedy with a cast of moving characters-a cautionary tale ofthe all-consuming desire for power and wealth from one of China's most respected andcelebrated writers