Explosions and other stories tradition and modernity

tradition and modernity

and what the author images things might be like after the War of Resistance

'The breadth and depth of the Hong Kong works collected

Classical literature

87 & 88 is entirely devoted to translations of and introductions to works of fiction produced in urban China in the years between 1916 and 1949

Explosions and other stories tradition and modernityBy Mo Yan Edited by Janice Wickeri 1991; 1993 xii + 214 pages ISBN 962 7255 10 5 Mo Yan's writing has gained him a considerable audience not only in China, but overseas, where he is considered one of the most talented and interesting of China's writers. The six stories presented here give clear evidence of the range and power of his art. Unsentimental portrayals of grinding poverty, forced abortion, sexual and emotional repression go hand in hand with