Hallucinatory Realism in Chinese Literature

Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

This edited collection of 14 essays presents the most enlightening research findings on Mo Yan and his novels. The authors of the contributions are renowned Chinese scholars and critics from Mainland China, Chinese Hong Kong, and Taiwan like Li Jingze, vice president of Chinese Writers Association, Guo Jie, doctoral supervisor and vice president of South China Normal University, Cheng Guangwei, professor and doctoral supervisor of Renmin University of China, etc. In the book, a large range of topics have been discussed and explored, such as Mo Yan and the Chinese spirit, the revelation of Mo Yan, hallucination and localization, and folkness in The Transparent Carrot, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out, Red Sorghum Clan, Big Breasts and Wide Hips, The Republic of Wine, Sandalwood Death, and Frog. This collection provides English readers and researchers the opportunity to learn what Chinese scholars and critics have argued about Mo Yan'sstyles and themes, as well as his relationship to the long canon of Chinese literature. Such a collection with fluid and yet accurate translations, the first of its kind in English, brings to the Western world the Chinese sensibility and critical analysis of this living Chinese Nobel laureate and his novels.

• Curatore: Jiang Lin
• Anno edizione: 2023
• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Formato: EPUB3 con Adobe DRM
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9789819906666

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