ZURICH, July 4, 2023 — Internationally acclaimed author Yan Lianke discusses his most recently published novel Xin Jing  or Heart Sutra (Chatto & Windus / Vintage / Penguin Random House, London, 2023), which explores the tension between religious belief and the state in today's China. Yan read Chinese excerpts from his novel and got into a conversation with English translator Yunlong Song of sinokultur and Asia Society Switzerland Executive Programs Manager Madelaine Wiebalck. (50 min., 39 sec.)