Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
544
Language
Korean
Published
Jan 1, 2012
Publisher
Mineumsa
ISBN-10
8937490587
ISBN-13
9788937490583
Description
A novel by Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Literature Prize winner. This book is the winner of the 8th (2011) biannual Mao Dun Literature Prize. The novel is interwoven with four long letters from a Chinese playwright to a Japanese writer, and a play. The playwright's aunt was an obstetrician in the 1960's China when the country initiated the one-child policy to control population growth. Through her experience working under the State's iron fist, the novel conveys the emotionally wrenching story hinting of the overpowering shame felt by the intellectuals.
Genres
Manga