Red Sorghum Family

Author: Mo Yan
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Red Sorghum Clan is a monumental work that Mo Yan has dedicated to contemporary Chinese literature. It has been translated into nearly twenty languages and published worldwide. In this book, he creates his literary kingdom, "Gaoqing Northeast Township," and through the narration of "I," he depicts a series of dramatic and heroic tragedies played out by his ancestors in Gaoqing Northeast Township during the War of Resistance against Japan. The ancestors of "I's" family—grandfather, grandmother, father, aunt, and others—both rise up to resist the brutal Japanese invaders and live out legendary love stories that leave future generations in awe. The book brims with Mo Yan's unique, rich imagination and breathtaking descriptions, and with unrestrained brushstrokes, it fully celebrates the vigorous vitality of the Chinese nation. It is considered a masterpiece of contemporary literature that marks an epoch-making era.