The Garlic Ballads (Paperback, New edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Methuen Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2006
Authors:	Mo Yan
Translators:	Howard Goldblatt
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-413-77531-3
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-413-77531-3
Barcode:	9780413775313

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