Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

In this multifaceted tour de force, Mo Yan flexes his skills both as an astute observer of society and history and as a leading practitioner of experimental and imaginative fiction.

Ximen Nao, a wealthy landowner, loses his farm and his life as angry villagers redistribute the land after the establishment of the People''s Republic of China. In Lord Yama''s underworld, Ximen refuses to admit any wro...