Sandalwood punishment

Author: Mo Yan
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Publish Date: 2001-03-09
Features: The novel's plot revolves around the entanglements of love and hatred, life and death between the female protagonist Meiniang and her biological father, adoptive father, and father-in-law. This novel is a reaction against magical realism and Western modernist fiction, as well as a bold challenge to the popular historical novels of the time. The entire book possesses the vividness and widespread appeal of folk literature, passed down from mouth to mouth. The author employs an openly skillful "Phoenix Head—Pig Belly—Leopard Tail" structural model to narrate a story that is sometimes chilling and at other times deeply moving. It is a truly national novel, a work truly rooted in the folk and dedicated to the masses.