Sandalwood Death
Sandalwood Death (Chinese: 檀香刑) is a 2001 novel by Nobel prize-winning author Mo Yan.[1] The English version, translated by Howard Goldblatt, was released in 2013 by the University of Oklahoma Press.[2]
 First edition (Chinese) | |
| Author | Mo Yan |
|---|---|
| Original title | 檀香刑 |
| Published | 2001 |
Published in English | 2013 |
Plot summary
Maoqiang (猫腔) opera singer Sun Bing, a leader of the Boxer Rebellion, is sentenced to death for attacking at the hands of his daughter's father-in-law, an executioner known for killing by "sandalwood death," a slow method of punishment in which the victim is skewered with a cured sandalwood rod.[3]
In his author's note, Yan writes that he had difficulty telling friends what his book was about, eventually electing to tell them it was "all about sound."[4]
References
- "Mo Yan, Chinese author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- "Press Release: MO YAN WINS THE 2012 NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE | Chinese Literature Today". www.ou.edu. University of Oklahoma Press. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- Buruma, Ian (31 January 2013). "Folk Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- "Fiction Book Review: Sandalwood Death by Mo Yan, trans. from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt . Univ. of Oklahoma, $24.95 (424p) ISBN 978-0-8061-4339-2". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
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