Big breasts and wide hips
Mo, Yan, 1955-2005
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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.
Main title:
Big breasts and wide hips / Mo Yan ; translated from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt.
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Imprint:
London : Methuen, 2005.
Collation:
xiv, 532 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
This translation originally published: U.S.: Arcade, 2004.first published China.
ISBN:
04137715479780413771544
Dewey class:
895.1'352G
Local class:
F
Language:
EnglishChinese
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BRN:
161958
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