The Years, Months, Days: Two Novellas Nowhere and frequently veering into the

and frequently veering into the macabre" (Financial Times)

the growing pains of interdependence and the unexpected rewards of compromise when you’ve grown set in your ways

but instead learns to create music that the cows will appreciate

He tells her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth

The Years, Months, Days: Two Novellas Nowhere and frequently veering into theYan LiankeChinas most feted and most banned author (Financial Times)is a master of imaginative satire, and his prize winning works have been published around the world to the highest honors. Now, his two most acclaimed novellas are collected here in a single volumemasterfully crafted stories that explore the sacrifices made for family, the driving will to survive, and the longing to leave behind a personal legacy. Marrow is the haunting tale of a