Further, it delves on the impact of foreign research on the domestic Chinese research of Mo Yan and cross-cultural dialogue in Eastern and Western academia.

The second section of this book discusses the individual novels of Mo Yan: Red Sorghum, Garlic Ballads, and Big Breasts & Wide Hips. Taking in account the translators, publishing houses, and the languages, this chapter maps out the factors responsible for the overseas publication, distribution and reception of Mo Yan’s work in the West. The first section, an introductory chapter, gives an overview of translations of Mo Yan’s works in Western languages and Eastern languages. The central argument suggests that Mo Yan provided an excellent case for the successful zouchuqu ‘走出去’ (going out) and zoujinqu ‘走进去’ (going in) of Chinese literature. Jiang’s book is divided into five sections and spread over nineteen chapters. As Jiang Zhiqin’s book shows, this has opened a new channel for Chinese literature to have a global presence.

This Mo Yan Fever has further triggered dushure ‘读书热’ (reading fever) among readers and subsequently chuangzuore ‘创作热’ (creation fever) among writers. This has given rise to moyan re ‘莫言热’, which literally means ‘Mo Yan Fever’. Reviewed by Nishit Kumar (Doctoral Candidate, Jawaharlal Nehru University and HYI Visiting Fellow)Īfter winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012, Mo Yan’s literary works have garnered immense attention in China and overseas.

Mo yan the garlic ballads