Mo Yan speaks : lectures and speeches by the Nobel laureate from China / Mo Yan ; translated and edited by Shiyan Xu ; foreword by Jonathan Stalling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mo, Yan, 1955- author.

Contributor:

Xu, Shiyan, 1976- editor.

Standardized Title:

Speeches. Selections. English

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Literature.

Mo, Yan, 1955-.

Mo, Yan.

Physical Description:

x, 300 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst, New York : Cambria Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Just as Nobel Prize Winner in Literature Mo Yan captivated his audience with his storytelling as a young boy and later readers with his novels (e.g., Red Sorghum , The Garlic Ballads , The Republic of Wine , Big Breasts and Wide Hips ) and short stories (e.g., 'Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh'), his speeches on literature in recent years are riveting. They provide rare insight into the complex thought processes of one of the most influential writers in the world. Mo Yan's passion for this work also comes across clearly in his lectures and speeches, reinforcing the strong emotions his works evoke in his readers. Many of these speeches have been translated into Japanese and Korean, and they are now available in English. From the writers who have influenced him to the relationship between his life and his works, these speeches provide an extraordinary window in Mo Yan's world and will help us appreciate his works even more"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The smell of fiction

Fiction and society

The tradition of Chinese fiction

Writing what you most want to write

Ten major relationships of contemporary literature

My American books

Mysterious Japan and my literary journey

The infinite merits of translators

Ramblings on Strindberg

One man's bible

The anxiety of influence

Literature is the world's

Fiction's function is greater than social criticism

The mysterious cow of my home

Fear and hope

My literary journey

Why I write

Reading with my ears

Six lives in search of a character

Writing has its own road

Writing as one of the common people

Literature and youth

A modest proposal on literary individuality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781604979893

1604979895

OCLC:

1111643119

Publisher Number:

99989233566