{"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 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\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50720682213650,"sku":"9780140168549","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0303807a-1b42-4a0c-b057-8143753004bb.jpg?v=1734674553","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/red-sorghum-a-novel-of-china-9780140168549","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}