Mo Yan in Context Nobel Laureate and Global Storyteller

• Main Author: Duran, Angelica (auth)
• Other Authors: Huang, Yuhan (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: USA Purdue University Press 2014
• Series: Comparative Cultural Studies
• Subjects: Literature; Buddhism; China; Mo Yan
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

This is the first English-language study of the Chinese writer's work and influence, featuring essays from scholars in a range of disciplines, from both China and the United States. Its introduction, twelve articles, and epilogue aim to deepen and widen critical discussions of both a specific literary author and the globalization of Chinese literature more generally.The book takes the "root-seeking" movement with which Mo Yan's works are associated as a metaphor for its organizational structure. The four articles of "Part I: Leaves" focus on Mo Yan's works as world literature, exploring the long shadow his works have cast globally.