The Garlic Ballads
The peasants of Paradise County in China have been eking out an existence virtually unchanged for hundreds of years, until a glut on the garlic market forces them to watch the crop that is their lifeblood wilt, rot and blacken in the fields - leading them to storm the seat of corrupt Communist officialdom in an apocalyptic riot. Against this heroic backdrop unfold three intricately interwoven tales of love, loyalty and retribution: between man and woman, father and child, friend and friend. Banned in China following Tianamen Square, "The Garlic Ballads" is a bawdy, mystical and brawling novel that portrays a landscape at once strange and utterly compelling, and a people whose fierce passions overflow the rigid confines of their traditions..
| Autor: | Mo Yan |
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| EAN: | 9780413775313 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 320 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Methuen |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 08.11.2012 |
| Schlagworte: | China; Romane/Erzählungen Englisch; Romane/Erzählungen |
| Größe: | 197 |
| Gewicht: | 319 g |
| Übersetzer: | Goldblatt, Howard |
