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James, Sam, and Eyad get together every week to review and discuss a book in-depth. Books are chosen as part of a thematic miniseries (Contemporary Japanese Fiction, Transhumanist Sci-Fi). Join us as we work toward building a more inclusive, contemporary canon.
The Garlic Ballads: Are we too harsh on Mo Yan’s politics?
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36 minutes 38 seconds
3 years ago
The Garlic Ballads: Are we too harsh on Mo Yan’s politics?
For our last week with Mo Yan's The Garlic Ballads, we question whether the writer deserves the cold treatment he gets from others in the literary community and beyond. Is he a CCP stooge, or is there more to his writing? Can his crude language be a form of dissent? And what's up with the young officer Zheng Changinian?
For this series we will be discussing Life Under Communism with Herta Muller's The Passport Aug 12-26, László Krasznahorkai's Satantango Sept 2-16, and Mo Yan's The Garlic Ballads Sept 23 - Oct 7.
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James, Sam, and Eyad get together every week to review and discuss a book in-depth. Books are chosen as part of a thematic miniseries (Contemporary Japanese Fiction, Transhumanist Sci-Fi). Join us as we work toward building a more inclusive, contemporary canon.
