Big Books of Spring
The Four Books

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by Yan Lianke

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What's your interpretation of the fourth book?
Julia Colbourn That's the unfinished one, about Sisyphus, isn't it? I thought it summarised the pointless toil the re-eds were made to do, how, as soon as they thoug…moreThat's the unfinished one, about Sisyphus, isn't it? I thought it summarised the pointless toil the re-eds were made to do, how, as soon as they thought they were achieving, the goal posts changed.(less)
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