Shifu, You'll do Anything for a Laugh by Mo Yan

Shifu, You'll do Anything for a Laugh by Mo Yan

Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh is a collection of eight compelling short stories written over the past twenty years: surrealistic political fables, ghost stories, tales of failed and perverse love, and stories about the destructive effects of superstition and ignorance. These stories capture the current concerns of the Chinese: lack of income, famine, and the devastating effects of the one-child policy. One particular get-rich-quick scheme involves an unemployed man who decides to convert an abandoned bus into a venue for private trysts which will enable him to charge lovers by the hour.

Mo Yan was born to a peasant family in Shandong, China in 1955. In 1976 he joined the army and it was here that he was educated, first as a librarian, and later at the Army Arts and Literature College. He is still a staff officer in the People's Liberation Army. Despite the audacity of his writing, he has won virtually every national literary prize.

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ISBN 13	9780413771193
ISBN 10	0413771199
Title	Shifu, You'll do Anything for a Laugh
Author	Mo Yan
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Methuen Publishing Ltd
Year published	2003-04-17
Number of pages	224
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