In the city where Luo Xiaotong was born and raised, everyone is crazy about meat. By telling the old monk, and at the same time us, stories from his life and the lives of other townspeople, Luo Xiaotong leads us deeper into the wilds and mysteries of the outlandish town. Ostrich, camel, donkey, dog - how are treats made from meat of various animals pouring out of the cornucopia, and the stories are becoming more bizarre, frightening and funny? Narrator, storyteller, mythmaker, satirist, master of allusion and a true hallucinogenic realist… Intricately intertwining several narratives, Mo Yan explores the very essence and way of life of modern China. Five reasons to buy 1 Each reader receives additional materials to fully immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the novel: an audiobook, an article, and a reading list. 2IN 2012, the Chinese writer Mo Yan (real name – Gua?Is it Mine?) He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for the hallucinatory realism with which he mixes fairy tales, history and modernity." 3The author's works have been translated into more than ten languages, and critics compare his work with the works of Joseph Heller ("Catch-22") and Franz Kafka ("Transformation"). 4The variety of styles in the novel "Forty-One Firecrackers" and the satirical tone emphasize the originality of Chinese culture and elegantly play up the problems faced by residents of a quaint town. 5The clever puns and curious allusions give the story a psychedelic sound, immersing it in a paradoxical combination of reasonableness and absurdity.