Full breasts and plump buttocks (Revised and Expanded Edition)

Author: Mo Yan
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Totems of Life and Call of the Wild! Mo Yan's classic work vying for the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was banned for five years due to controversy. This edition features 80,000 additional words meticulously added by Mo Yan himself, along with 24 full-color illustrations hand-drawn by renowned artist Wu Guanying, enriching the masterpiece. The novel passionately celebrates the greatness, simplicity, and selflessness of life's primal creator—the mother, and the unparalleled significance of life's continuity (represented in the novel as the reproduction and propagation of "species"). Amidst this flow of life, the smoke of history and war lingers, presenting a truthful and unbiased portrayal of a period in history. Through the mother, the novel depicts her toil and hardship in nurturing her children one after another, treating Shangguan Jintong as equally vital to her life. This serves to illustrate that humans are always the most precious in the universe, and life holds undeniable meaning, being the foundation. Naturally, the propagation and reproduction of "species" (as embodied by Shangguan Jintong's importance and favor) holds unparalleled significance. The inheritance and continuation of life are the source of humanity's eternal existence. Everything in the universe derives its value and meaning only through the presence of life. In this sense, the novel reveals that humans are not only the subject of history but also the subject of beauty. The continuation and inheritance of life are what deserve praise. A universe or world devoid of life, whether beautiful or ugly, pure or dirty, base or noble, loses all meaning. Thus, we come to understand the true meaning of the I Chuan's "The great virtue of heaven and earth is life." The depth of the novel—or the author's profound insight—lies in embedding this seemingly simple yet universally profound truth within the relentless struggle for survival and species preservation led by the mother and her children.