{"product_id":"pow-9780857422217","title":"Pow!","description":"\u003cp\u003e In this novel by the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Mo Yan, a benign old monk listens to a prospective novice's tale of depravity, violence, and carnivorous excess while a nice little family drama--in which nearly everyone dies--unfurls. But in this tale of sharp hatchets, bad water, and a rusty WWII mortar, we can't help but laugh. Reminiscent of the novels of dark masters of European absurdism like Günter Grass, Witold Gombrowicz, or Jakov Lind, Mo Yan's \u003ci\u003ePOW!\u003c\/i\u003e is a comic masterpiece. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this bizarre romp through the Chinese countryside, the author treats us to a cornucopia of cooked animal flesh--ostrich, camel, donkey, dog, as well as the more common varieties. As his dual narratives merge and feather into one another, each informing and illuminating the other, Mo Yan probes the character and lifestyle of modern China. Displaying his many talents, as fabulist, storyteller, scatologist, master of allusion and cliché, and more, \u003ci\u003ePOW!\u003c\/i\u003e carries the reader along quickly, hungrily, and giddily, up until its surprising dénouement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mo Yan has been called one of the great novelists of modern Chinese literature and \u003ci\u003ethe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003ehas hailed his work as harsh and gritty, raunchy and funny. He writes big, sometimes mystifying, sometimes infuriating, but always entertaining novels--and \u003ci\u003ePOW!\u003c\/i\u003e is no exception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857422217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/18\/2015 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mo Yan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51708045263029,"sku":"9780857422217","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_13631d9f-2dc4-45f3-8c2f-bfd33d1fc6d3.jpg?v=1757397195","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pow-9780857422217","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}