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There are rumours of cannibalism in the Republic of Wine so Special Investigator Ding Dou'er is dispatched in search of proof ... His mission begins at the mining company, where he encounters Diamond Jin, legendary for his liquor-holding capacityand, Ding Gou'er suspects, a fondness for child-eating. A banquet is served in his honour but when the main dish is presented, Ding Gou'er, in his alcohol-induced stupor, is no longer certain of the parameters of appearance and reality ... In this hypnotic narrative imbued with Chinese superstitions Mo Yan spins tales of terrible creatures, a dwarf, a scaly demon, a troupe of small boys raised for eating and a cookery teacher, who primes her students with monstrous recipes.
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"Both clever and deeply emotional . . . Mo Yan's style is vibrant."
Both clever and deeply emotional . . . Mo Yan s style is vibrant.
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Both clever and deeply emotional . . . Mo Yan s style is vibrant.
Mo Yan is the author of various novellas and short stories and numerous novels including Red Sorghum, The Republic of Wine, Big Breasts and Wide Hips, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out and The Garlic Ballads. In 2012 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 024113661X
- ISBN 13 9780241136614
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages368
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