{"product_id":"9780525427988","title":"Frog","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of Red Sorghum and China’s most revered and controversial novelist returns with his first major publication since winning the Nobel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2012, the Nobel committee confirmed Mo Yan’s position as one of the greatest and most important writers of our time. In his much-anticipated new novel, Mo Yan chronicles the sweeping history of modern China through the lens of the nation’s controversial one- child policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrog \u003c\/i\u003eopens with a playwright nicknamed Tadpole who plans to write about his aunt. In her youth, Gugu—the beautiful daughter of a famous doctor and staunch Communist—is revered for her skill as a midwife. But when her lover defects, Gugu’s own loyalty to the Party is questioned. She decides to prove her allegiance by strictly enforcing the one-child policy, keeping tabs on the number of children in the village, and performing abortions on women as many as eight months pregnant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn sharply personal prose, Mo Yan depicts a world of desperate families, illegal surrogates, forced abortions, and the guilt of those who must enforce the policy. At once illuminating and devastating, it shines a light into the heart of communist China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013098553584,"sku":"9780525427988","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780525427988_p0.jpg?v=1763710693","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780525427988","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}