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Pow! / Mo Yan ; translated by Howard Goldblatt.

[In this novel by the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Literature], "a benign old monk listens to a prospective novice's tale of depravity, violence, and carnivorous excess while a nice little family drama--in which nearly everyone dies--unfurls ... As his dual narratives merge and feather into one...

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Main Author: Mo, Yan, 1955-
Other Authors: Goldblatt, Howard, 1939-
Format: Book
Language:English
Chinese
Published: London : Seagull Books, c2012.
Subjects:
Farmers > China > Fiction.
Chinese fiction > Translations into English.
Humorous fiction.
Uniform Title:Si shi yi pao.
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Summary:[In this novel by the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Literature], "a benign old monk listens to a prospective novice's tale of depravity, violence, and carnivorous excess while a nice little family drama--in which nearly everyone dies--unfurls ... As his dual narratives merge and feather into one another, each informing and illuminating the other, Mo Yan probes the character and lifestyle of modern China"--Dust jacket flap.
Item Description:Translated from the Chinese.
Physical Description:386 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780857420763 (hbk.)
0857420763 (hbk.)

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