The Day the Sun DiedA surreal and gripping new book by one of China's most renowned contemporary writers. One dusk in early June, in a town deep in the Balou mountains, fourteen year old Li Niannian notices something strange about his town. Instead of settling down for the night, the residents start appearing in the streets and fields. There are people everywhere. Li Niannian watches, mystified. But then he realises the people are dreamwalking, carrying on with their