Red Sorghum

Copyright © Mo Yan 1992

English translation copyright © Howard Goldblatt 1992

Translator’s note: At the request of the author, this translation is based upon the Taipei Hong-fan Book Co. 1988 Chinese edition, which restores many cuts made in the mainland Chinese edition, published in 1987 by the Liberation Army Publishing House in Beijing. Some deletions have been made, with the author’s approval, and minor inconsistencies particularly in dates and ages, have been corrected.

Thanks to Joseph S. M. Lau, Haili Kong, Chu Chiyu and Sandra Dijkstra for responding to my occasional cry for help. The translation was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, whose support is gratefully acknowledged.