12 Asian authors in the spotlight: the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize longlist

12 Asian novels made the longlist for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize

11. "Dream of Ding Village," by Yan Lianke

Chinese author Yan Lianke tells the story of town directors who open blood-plasma collection stations. The selling of the blood causes widespread death and an AIDS outbreak as the novel examines a lack of morality at the center of China's development. The story is based on true events.

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