{"product_id":"mo-yan-speaks-mo-yan-9781604979893","title":"Mo Yan Speaks: Lectures and Speeches by the Nobel Laureate from China","description":"\u003cp\u003eNobel Laureate Mo Yan, whose name literally means \"don't speak,\" is renowned for his fiction, which the Nobel Prize Foundation notes \"merges folk tales, history and the contemporary\" \"with hallucinatory realism.\" His works include \u003cem\u003eThe Garlic Ballads\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRed Sorghum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLife and Death Are Wearing Me Out\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Republic of Wine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBig Breasts and Wide Hips\u003c\/em\u003e (all translated into English by Professor Howard Goldblatt).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as Mo Yan captivated his audience with his storytelling as a young boy, his speeches on literature in recent years are just as riveting. They provide rare insights into the complex thought processes of one of the most influential writers in the world. Mo Yan's passion for this work comes across clearly in his lectures and speeches, reinforcing the strong emotions his works evoke in his readers. Many of these speeches have been translated into Japanese and Korean, and they are now finally available in English. From the writers who have influenced him to the relationship between his life and his works, these speeches offer an extraordinary window in Mo Yan's world and will help us appreciate his works even more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mo Yan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1604979895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604979893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambria Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Mo Yan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065742536959,"sku":"9781604979893","price":114.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f876597-f4b0-45cd-b739-64c024bbee2a.jpg?v=1768676969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mo-yan-speaks-mo-yan-9781604979893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}