by Mo Yan · Editions Philippe Picquier · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782877309684
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«La Joie» is the story by Mo Yan, published by Editions Philippe Picquier in paperback (181 pages, in French).
A young son of poor peasants from Shandong, nicknamed Yongle («Eternal Joy»), tries to escape poverty through study, but repeated failures plunge him into a world of memories and dreams. The story combines rural harshness with poetic sensitivity to speak of resilience, solitude, and finding joy in adversity.
Translated from Chinese by Marie Laureillard, the story appeared in 2007 at Editions Philippe Picquier.
For readers of contemporary Chinese literature who appreciate stories of overcoming with a strong rural and emotional backdrop.
Mo Yan, born Guan Moye, is a Chinese writer. He gained attention for his 1984 novella, A Transparent Radish, and rose to international fame for his 1986 novel Red Sorghum, the first two parts of which were adapted into the Golden Bear-winning film Red Sorghum (1988). In 2012, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work which "with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary".
