{"product_id":"red-sorghum-a-novel-of-china-9780140168549","title":"Red Sorghum: A Novel of China","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed novel of love and resistance during late 1930s China by Mo Yan, winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning three generations, this novel of family and myth is told through a series of flashbacks that depict events of staggering horror set against a landscape of gemlike beauty, as the Chinese battle both Japanese invaders and each other in the turbulent 1930s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA legend in China, where it won major literary awards and inspired an Oscar-nominated film directed by Zhang Yimou, \u003ci\u003eRed Sorghum \u003c\/i\u003eis a book in which fable and history collide to produce fiction that is entirely new--and unforgettable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-377101\"\u003eMo Yan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140168549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140168540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC008000\"\u003eSagas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC032000\"\u003eWar \u0026amp; Military\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMo Yan\u003c\/b\u003e is the pen name of the Chinese novelist Guan Moye, who is one of the most celebrated writers in the Chinese language. His best-known novels in the West include \u003ci\u003eRed Sorghum\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into an award-winning film; \u003ci\u003eThe Garlic Ballads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShifu: You'll Do Anything for a Laugh\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eBig Breasts and Wide Hips\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first resident of mainland China to win the award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687919489261,"sku":"9780140168549","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_550c8fe6-58c5-4d88-8ee0-dfcf8f6f592d.jpg?v=1649784312","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/red-sorghum-a-novel-of-china-9780140168549","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}