Tab Article

Ratings : ★★★★★ (4.7/5)
Genre : Literary Criticism / Chinese Literature / Fiction / Non-Fiction

Review:
''Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, is widely regarded as one of China's greatest living writers. This collection of critical praise brings together some of the most glowing reviews of his work from major publications and influential voices. The New York Times Book Review describes his writing as 'visceral writing that reeks of gunpowder, blood, and death,' while John Updike, writing in The New Yorker, praised his 'groaning table of brutal incident, magic realism, woman-worship, nature description, and far-flung metaphor.' Mo Yan's most famous work, Red Sorghum, became a celebrated film and established his reputation as a master storyteller. His writing blends grim realism with dark humor, spinning literary gold from a half century of social and political turmoil in China. The Washington Post compares his work to that of Gorky and Solzhenitsyn, while Amy Tan predicts his voice will find its way into the heart of the American reader. Mo Yan spares nothing in his depictions of peasant life, brutality, and the lost soul of his country. Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Chinese literature, magical realism, or powerful storytelling.''