The Fat Years

The Fat Years remains valid because it is not simply a "what might happen" exercise in futurism. Its central conceit - that collective amnesia overtakes the entire country - is an all-encompassing metaphor for today's looming superpower... a triumph

Observer

A fascinating tale of China just over the horizon

The New Yorker

A not-so-veiled satire of the Chinese government's tendency to make dates such as the Tiananmen massacre virtually disappear

Financial Times

A potent futuristic satire on the re-ordering of not just history by time itself

Ind

A thought-provoking novel about China's tomorrow, which reveals the truth about China today

Xinran, author of The Good Women of China

An inventive and highly topical novel by Chan Koonchung, is among the first to explore a scenario that much of the world is speculating about today

Wall Street Journal

Anyone who wants to understand modern China should read this novel

Allan Massie

Bracing, smart and entertaining

Independent

Chan Koonchung's humorous tale reveals the distorted reality of China, where despite the supersonic development of its economy, political life is steadfastly unchanging

Ma Jian

Chan’s story is not only absorbing in its own right, it also shines reflected light on the foibles of the West

The New York Times

The hottest novel to come out of China this year

Time Out, Beijing