Mo Yan - Sandalwood Death

This translation is dedicated to the memory of Michael Henry Heim, master translator and dear friend.

First published in Chinese in 2001 as Tanxiang xing . English eidition copyright © 2013 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. Manufactured in the U.S.A.

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Sandalwood Death: A Novel is Volume 2 in the Chinese Literature Today Book Series.

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