The Maverick Pig

Name: The Maverick Pig
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241747315
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By Wang Xiaobo

Series: Penguin Archive

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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books The Maverick Pig by Wang Xiaobo is razor-sharp, pugnacious and blackly funny. Wang Xiaobo's essays have established him as one of China's most popular—and subversive—writers. These writings range from the political power of silence to the irrepressible... Read More

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The Maverick Pig

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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

The Maverick Pig by Wang Xiaobo is razor-sharp, pugnacious and blackly funny. Wang Xiaobo's essays have established him as one of China's most popular—and subversive—writers. These writings range from the political power of silence to the irrepressible spirit of a pig he met while working in a commune.

These reflections on life and literature are set against the backdrop of the Cultural Revolution, providing a rare glimpse of a fearless satirical genius.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241747315

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 73g

Pages: 112

Collections

Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Archive Wang Xiaobo

About the Author

Wang Xiaobo was born in 1952. From 1968 to 1970, he worked on a farm in Yunnan, China, as an 'educated' youth. He published Golden Age in 1992, first in Taiwan, but publication in China soon followed, where it was an immediate success, still topping bestseller lists today. Wang Xiaobo died of a heart attack in 1997, at the age of forty-four.