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One of the most famous works of Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Prize winner in Literature.
The winner of the 8th Mao Dun Literature Prize, this masterpiece has sold over 5 million copies.
It was selected by Southern Weekend as the 2009 "Cultural Originality List Annual Fiction Tribute Book".
This book is dedicated to the millions of readers who have experienced family planning or were born in the era of family planning.
Mo Yan spent more than ten years in the making, four years writing, and three revisions on this epic novel that touches the most painful part of the Chinese soul.
It exposes the current chaotic situation regarding fertility issues in China and analyzes the humble, awkward, entangled and contradictory soul world of Chinese intellectuals represented by the narrator Tadpole.
Others are guilty, and so am I; reflecting on the pain of history shows respect and compassion for life.
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"Frog" is a soul-stirring masterpiece by Mo Yan dedicated to the millions of Chinese who experienced and were born during the era of family planning. Winning the 8th Mao Dun Literature Prize, it has sold over 5 million copies. Composed of four lengthy letters from playwright Tadpole to Japanese writer Yoshito Sugitani, a self-narration by the author, and a play, the novel tells the story of the turbulent life of my aunt, Wan Xin, a rural female doctor who has practiced obstetrics and gynecology for over 50 years. It recounts the joys and sorrows, the joys and sorrows, the gains and losses that childbearing brought to people under the family planning policy. Through vivid and moving details and self-reflection, the novel depicts the turbulent sixty years of "childbearing history" in New China, exposing the chaotic landscape surrounding childbearing. It also deeply explores the humble, awkward, conflicted, and contradictory lives of intellectuals, exemplified by the narrator, Tadpole.
"Many people have asked me: What is this novel about? I answered: It's about people. It's about the life of 'Auntie,' a rural gynecologist who has practiced medicine for over 50 years. She tells the story of her joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, her inner conflicts, her reflections and confessions, her greatness and generosity, her humility and narrow-mindedness. It describes her harmony and conflict with the times, and the confrontation and unity between her professional ethics and the mission of the times. It seems to be about one person, but in fact it is about a group of people." - Mo Yan

2020-03-01

浙江文艺出版社

KEY Culture

343

9787533960247