Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out: A Novel
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Arcade 2011
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Mo Yan's Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out is a remarkable story. The absurd, real, comical, and tragic are combined into a fantastic read. The hero—or antihero—is Ximen Nao, a landowner known for his kindness to his peasants. His tale is a heart-wrenching and unique journey and completely riveting tale that shares the author's love of a homeland caught by ills political, traditional, and inevitable.
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Street Date:
12/03/2011
Language:
English
ASIN:
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APA Citation (style guide)
Mo Yan. (2011). Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out: A Novel. Arcade.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mo Yan. 2011. Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out: A Novel. Arcade.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mo Yan, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out: A Novel. Arcade, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mo Yan. Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out: A Novel. Arcade, 2011.
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