![]() At the heart of the essay lies a contrast between two models of exploring self and trauma. ![]() Mo Yan’s use of Buddhist elements offers an alternative cultural model to modernity founded on scientific secularism. While directly engaging with the traumatic legacies of modern history, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out transcends the trauma studies paradigm prevalent in North American academia. It focuses attention on the theme of reincarnation, specifically how reincarnation illuminates a notion of self that travels through different human and non-human bodies and transcends desire. The essay takes a Buddhist perspective in understanding Mo Yan’ Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out. ![]() Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, vol. ![]()
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