About the book: 2015 / The truth-seeking of the main character, who was falsely accused by comparison with the legendary slut Pan Jinlian, leads to an incredible chain of events, absurd and themes that are completely realistic. Behind the external simplicity of the author's language hides the refinement of a style characterized by original and witty imagery. Liu Zhenyun's satirical novel I Am Not Pan Jinlian (2012) is the latest work by one of the most successful Chinese literary figures of our time. Having become famous in the late 1980s. as one of the founders of Chinese neorealism, Liu Zhenyun in the 1990s. experimented with the historical genre, and in the 2000s. switched to the field of satirical literature. Liu Zhenyun's laughter reveals the absurdity of the everyday realities of Chinese life, and in this skill the writer has no equal in modern Chinese literature. The best features of Liu Zhenyun as a satirist and humorist were embodied in the novel “I am not Pan Jinlian” (2012). For readers over 16 years old.