YAN, MO - The author of Red Sorghum and China’s most revered and controversial novelist returns with his first major publication since winning the Nobel Prize In 2012, the Nobel committee confirmed Mo Yan’s position as one of the greatest and most important writers of our time In his much-anticipated new novel, Mo Yan chronicles the sweeping history of modern China through the lens of the nation’s controversial one-child policy Frog opens with a playwright nicknamed Tadpole who plans to write about his aunt In her youth, Gugu the beautiful daughter of a famous doctor and staunch Communist is revered for her skill as a midwife But when her lover defects, Gugu’s own loyalty to the Party is questioned She decides to prove her allegiance by strictly enforcing the one-child policy, keeping tabs on the number of children in the village, and performing abortions on women as many as eight months pregnant In sharply personal prose, Mo Yan depicts a world of desperate families, illegal surrogates, forced abortions, and the guilt of those who must enforce the policy At once illuminating and devastating, it shines a light into the heart of communist China Product Details Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Viking; Reprint edition (January 22, 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 0525427988 ISBN-13: 978-0525427988 Product Dimensions: 6 4 x 1 2 x 9 2 inches
