Complex sentence: The fourth issue of the magazine in 1993 published Jia Pingwa's novel "Deserted City" was a smash hit in China then, and the novel as a book was published by Beijing Publishing House and sold well.
Split into simpler sentences: The fourth issue of the magazine in 1993 published Jia Pingwa's novel "Deserted City". And the novel as a book was published by Beijing Publishing House and sold well.