10,000 first printing. Plagued by persistent reports of cannibalism in a province known as the Republic of Wine, the Chinese government sends a special investigator to substantiate the disturbing rumors. 10,000 first printing. He is the author of The Garlic Ballads, The Republic of Wine; Shifu, You’ll Do Anything for a Laugh; Big Breasts and Wide Hips, and Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out, all published by Arcade, as well as Red Sorghum and Pow!. A true example of Mo Yan's 'hallucinatory realism,' The Republic of Wine is a tale of modern China’s indulgence and corruption When Special Investigator Ding Gou’er arrives in the fictional province of Liquorland, the air reeks of coal and liquor. It uses some truly revolting themes to overtly capture its political message. ©1992 Mo Yan. Tasked with investigating rumours that local officials are practising cannibalism, he transforms from observer to participant in the bacchanalian rounds of lavish banquets and intemperate drinking. The Republic of Wine Novel by Mo Yan. Desc: The Republic of Wine: A Novel is a satirical novel by Mo Yan.The novel explores the relationship between Chinese people and food and drink, and comments on government corruption and excesses. English-language translation copyright 2000, 2012 by Howard Goldblatt (P)2013 Audible, Inc. When Special Investigator Ding Gou'er arrives in the fictional province of Liquorland, the air reeks of coal and liquor. The republic of wine by Mo Yan, 2000, Arcade Pub., Distributed by Time Warner Trade Publishing edition, in English - 1st North American ed. Wild, bawdy, politically explosive, and subversive, The Republic of Wine is both mesmerizing and exhilarating, proving that no repressive regime can stifle true creative imagination. Plagued by persistent reports of cannibalism in a province known as the Republic of Wine, the Chinese government sends a special investigator to substantiate the disturbing rumors. In this hypnotic epic novel, Mo Yan, the most critically acclaimed Chinese writer of this generation, takes us on a journey to a conjured province of contemporary China known as the Republic of Wine—a corrupt and hallucinatory world filled with superstitions, gargantuan appetites, and surrealistic events. Deftly translated from the Chinese by the indefatigable Howard Goldblatt, ''The Republic of Wine'' is a fantastical postmodernist hodgepodge that borrows elements from kung fu novels, detective thrillers, traditional Chinese tales of the supernatural, American westerns and magic realist fiction. Mo Yan and his family live in Beijing. The Republic of Wine by Mo Yan - book cover, description, publication history. The Republic of Wine is not a book for the faint hearted or for the squeamish; it is not a book for most readers.

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