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Author: Mo Yan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: A thousand words cannot express what Mo Yan can! Mo Yan calls himself "Mo" (meaning "no") words, yet his pen is filled with countless expressions. Regardless of the subject, his eloquent and intricate style is his trademark. This is perhaps a game of self-deprecation or self-affirmation for a novelist. Because of this wealth of words, it has also attracted countless critical voices. Discussing everything about Mo Yan, from feminism to national discourse, has indeed led to many conferences and theses in recent years. However, amidst the clamor in academia, Mo Yan seems to respond to none of it. The various "interpretations" of the novelist's final aspirations in the papers must be grounded in this self-awareness. The book expresses the author's strong desire to purify the soul through eating grass, conveys the author's reverence and worship for nature, reflects the author's fear of webbed feet, presents the author's views on sexuality and violence, demonstrates the author's understanding of legends and myths, and, of course, expresses the author's love and emotions. It also lays bare the author's soul—ugly and beautiful, bright and dark, the ice floating on the surface and the ice submerged beneath the water, dreams and reality.