| Chapter : | Introduction: Hunger and Loneliness: Mo Yan’s Muses in Becoming a Writer |
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with reality as well as with the history of the land in which he and his ancestors have dwelled. At the same time, the novelist seems to unconsciously present himself as a case study demonstrating the human tendency toward bloodthirstiness.
The fourth chapter makes a strong case for classifying Mo Yan’s oeuvre as highly sophisticated satire. This chapter is composed of three sections, each focusing on one specific aspect of Mo Yan’s work: cannibalism, vulgarity, and the grotesque. The investigation displays Mo Yan’s condemnation of social, political, and cultural maladies and human weaknesses with a postmodern playfulness and shows how he turns one of his novels, The Republic of Wine, into a political allegory. The author’s courage to ridicule irrationality and injustice as well as his satiric techniques lend themselves to a thorough analysis. This fourth chapter aims to reveal Mo Yan’s brilliance as a satirist—adding one more laurel to his list of achievements.