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<p>"Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out" by Mo Yan is a tale that traverses multiple lifetimes and epochs. It follows the reincarnations of a landowner named Ximen Nao, who, after his unjust death, is reborn successively as various animals on his former land.</p><p>Through the eyes of these animals - a donkey, an ox, a pig, a dog, and a monkey - we witness the dramatic changes and upheavals in rural Chinese society from the 1950s to the early 2000s. The story unfolds the complex relationships among the villagers, their joys and sorrows, loves and hates, as well as the impact of historical events such as land reform, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the subsequent era of reform and opening up.</p><p>With vivid and often humorous descriptions, it presents a panorama of rural life, exploring themes of fate, reincarnation, human nature, and the unyielding vitality of life against the backdrop of a changing world.</p><p>西门闹含冤而死，历经六道轮回，先后投身驴、牛、猪、狗、猴之身，以动物视角见证高密东北乡半个多世纪的沧桑巨变...