Big Breasts and Wide Hips by Mo Yan

  •
1 1

Big Breasts and Wide Hips by Mo Yan

Checking stock...
Checking stock...
Summary

In a country where men dominate, this novel is first and foremost about women. As the title implies, the female body serves as the book's most important image. The protagonist, Mother, is born in 1900. Married at 17, she has nine children, only one of whom is a boy. He is the narrator of the book.

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free US shipping over $15
  • Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
  • Millions of affordable books
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

Big Breasts and Wide Hips by Mo Yan

Each of the seven chapters represents a different time period, from the end of the Quing dynasty, up through the Japanese invasion in the 1930s, the civil war, the Cultural Revolution, and the post-Mao years. This novel is the author's vision of the 20th century.

You might also like

SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780413771544
ISBN 10 0413771547
Title Big Breasts and Wide Hips
Author Mo Yan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Methuen Publishing Ltd
Year published 2005-01-13
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note Unavailable

Customers who bought this item also bought