Still banned in China today after all the first editions were sold out, Dream of Ding Village tells the story of the unregulated business of selling blood in China and its effect upon the local spread of HIV/Aids. The exposé is told through the example of one family living in a village in Hunan and how their involvement in the blood-selling business affected each generation in different ways. Author Yan Lianke went undercover in order to garner the necessary information and went to great lengths to shine a light on the dark underworld of corrupt men who felt nothing for the repercussions of their actions. The novel will leave you with a somber outlook on business life in China as it signifies the general recklessness caused by greed; as well going to great lengths to give a voice to the voiceless.