{"product_id":"book-bhjk","title":"Frog","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eRed Sorghum\u003c\/i\u003e and China’s most revered and controversial  novelist returns with his first major publication since winning the Nobel  Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2012, the Nobel committee confirmed Mo Yan’s position as one of the  greatest and most important writers of our time. In his much-anticipated new  novel, Mo Yan chronicles the sweeping history of modern China through the lens  of the nation’s controversial one-child policy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrog \u003c\/i\u003eopens with a playwright nicknamed Tadpole who plans to write  about his aunt. In her youth, Gugu—the beautiful daughter of a famous doctor and  staunch Communist—is revered for her skill as a midwife. But when her lover  defects, Gugu’s own loyalty to the Party is questioned. She decides to prove her  allegiance by strictly enforcing the one-child policy, keeping tabs on the  number of children in the village, and performing abortions on women as many as  eight months pregnant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn sharply personal prose, Mo Yan depicts a world of desperate families,  illegal surrogates, forced abortions, and the guilt of those who must enforce  the policy. At once illuminating and devastating, it shines a light into the  heart of Communist China.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49334522380592,"sku":"BDbhjk","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/120477-bhjk-Square.jpg?v=1733901948","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bhjk","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}