Mo Yan
Nobel Prize-winning novelist whose hallucinatory fiction set in his native Gaomi township blends magic realism with brutal historical satire. Red Sorghum Family launched his international reputation.
Works
- Red Sorghum FamilyNovel of rural family drama during Sino-Japanese war
- The Garlic BalladsNovel of peasants and garlic farmers fighting against corrupt authorities
- Life and Death Are Wearing Me OutSurreal novel of man reincarnated as donkey experiencing rural suffering
- FrogNovel depicting midwife's life and moral struggle witnessing birth and death
- Big Breasts and Wide HipsEpic novel tracing matriarch's fertility and family legacy through generations