The Seventh Day A Novel

Elegant and sharp. . . . By turns inventive and playful and dark and disturbing, with much to say about modern China. NPR

Surreal. . . . Yu s most devastating critique of the new Chinese reality. The New York Times Book Review

Entertaining. . . . Intriguing. . . . In narrowing his lens, his work carries new urgency. The Wall Street Journal
 
A political allegory for life and death experienced in the chaos of a rapidly changing modern China. Minneapolis Star Tribune

Plaintive. . . . Moving. Grantland

A ghostly walk through contemporary China evokes the human cost of some of the big issues that nation is facing. The Toronto Star

Mesmerizing. . . .  Internationally award-winning novelist Hua crafts a discerning critique of contemporary Chinese culture through an evocative allegory revealing fates much worse than death. Booklist

[A] poignant fable about family bonds made not of blood ties but unbreakable heartstrings. It will assuredly reward Yu s readers, familiar and new. Library Journal (starred review)