Life and Death are Wearing Me Out
by:
Howard Goldblatt (author)
Mo Yan (author)
Today’s most revered, feared, and controversial Chinese novelist offers a tour de force in which the real, the absurd, the comical, and the tragic are blended into a fascinating read. The hero—or antihero—of Mo Yan’s new novel is Ximen Nao, a landowner known for his benevolence to his peasants....
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Today’s most revered, feared, and controversial Chinese novelist offers a tour de force in which the real, the absurd, the comical, and the tragic are blended into a fascinating read. The hero—or antihero—of Mo Yan’s new novel is Ximen Nao, a landowner known for his benevolence to his peasants. His story is a deliriously unique journey and absolutely riveting tale that reveals the author’s love of a homeland beset by ills inevitable, political, and traditional.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781559708531 (1559708530)
Publish date: March 19th 2008
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Pages no: 552
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Nobel Prize,
China,
Chinese Literature
I will never doubt my History teacher's taste in literature. Ever. Of course, a healthy, little dose of skepticism is of a clear need, but it's going to be optional, any time he recommends any other books to me. Now, let's talk about Mo Yan's work. I'll never do him justice. I doubt any man, other t...
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