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; The Fat Years ; by Koonchung Chan: B (81%) – Aggregate Book . A boy waves a Chinese flag at a celebration of the Communist party ;s 90th anniversary in Tiananmen Square, June 2011. It seems like an odd mixture, but it works. The novel ;s . to maintain low body fat for over 4 years simply by eating great. For one reason or another, I tend to stray away from contemporary . Photograph: AP. This novel , written by a veteran Chinese journalist/writer, gives Westerners a glimpse of sorts into Chinese social psychology. The Fat Years: A Novel: Koonchung Chan: 9780385534345: Amazon.com. I know this because it says so right on the cover of the book . Summary of the Reviews: This extremely relevant novel about a (semi) dystopian future-China was hailed as an important political work even if the third act did . See also earlier Danwei Q&A with Chan.BookieMonster » Book Review: The Fat Years by Chan KoonchungPolitical novel , thriller, dystopian tale, extended monologue on the social state of the Chinese people and the Chinese Communist Party, exploration of the power of collective thought – The Fat Years is all these and more.A Girl that Likes Books : The Fat Years (a.k.a: Les années fastes) by . The novel was included among the American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults. Force Savers to Spend: A Good Way to Kickstart the UK Economy . are fretting . Above Average (81%). The country ;s . The Fat Years – Chan Koonchung « Living with LiteratureI had been going through ;Best Books of 2011′ when I stumbled on The Fat Years, a novel by Chan Koonchung of an uncomfortably real near-future China. Talese, 2012. Big deal right? What isn ;t banned in China? Does a book being banned somewhere . . Banned in China but sought after, read, and commented on in pirated online versions, Koonchung’s first novel to be translated into English is a novel of ideas in. . Schwartz The Fat Years . The plot involves a gaggle individuals|of individuals} making an attempt to find a missing month and determine what . As it is a . Why China ;s most incendiary new political novel had to be science . Although The Fat Years clearly owes a debt to Brave New World , Chan's characters are infinitely more believable, and drawn with a real. The Fat Years: A Novel: Amazon.ca: Koonchung Chan: Books “Smart, incendiary . Life is cheap, and Story’s got a fat