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Change is a memoir which tells the tale of Mo Yan’s life, while interweaving the various developments that China has undergone in the last four decades. Summary Of The Book Change, published in 2010, is a novella that speaks of the social and political changes that have taken place in China from 1969 to 2009, through episodes from the life of Mo Yan. It was originally written in Chinese by Yan, and later translated to English by Howard Goldblatt. Somewhat like an autobiography, this book focuses on Yan and two other characters. One of them is He Zhiwu, the author's expelled classmate who later becomes a famous entrepreneur. The other is Lu Wenli, the girl that He Zhiwu falls in love with. In 1969, Yan gets expelled from school. With no alternative, he decides to join the Army. His unit has Russian trucks known as Gaz 51 which he hopes to drive, just like Lu Wenli’s father. In 1988, the Chinese author gets admission into the Beijing Normal University graduate programme to pursue literature. This book shows how the lives of the three main characters are totally different from each others, and this represents the changes that have swept through China is the last few decades. Change concentrates on Chinese citizens and small events. This mix of social and historical perspective, instead of just political, helps readers get a deep understanding of this nation’s developments. About The Authors Mo Yan is the pen name of Guan Moye who is a writer, novelist and teacher. The author's first book, A Transparent Radish, was published in 1984 and was followed by the popular Red Sorghum Clan. Other books that he has written include, Sandalwood Death and The Garlic Ballads. Yan writes epic historical novels which are semi-autobiographical in nature. His works focus on themes of corruption and greed. Born in 1955, this renowned Chinese writer is the winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature. Yan joined People's Liberation Army, and later took admission at the Military Art Academy. The author’s pen name means “don’t speak” in Chinese. Yan won the Mao Dun Literature Prize for Frog, the Newman Prize for Chinese Literature for Life And Death Are Wearing Me Out , and the Kiriyama Prize for Big Breasts & Wide Hips. Howard Goldblatt is a translator of Chinese books and a research Professor. Goldblatt has translated books such as The Taste of Apples by Huang Chunming, Turbulence: A Novel by Pingwa Jia, The Execution Of Mayor Yin by Chen Ruoxi and The Moon Opera by Bi Feiyu. He is the founding editor of Modern Chinese Literature. Goldblatt was a member of the US Navy. He completed his Bachelor’s from Long Beach State College, and his Master’s from San Francisco State University. In 1974, Goldblatt got his Ph.D from Indiana University. He worked at the University of Notre Dame as a Chinese Research Professor. Goldblatt is the winner of the National Translation Award in 2000 for his works on Chu Tien-wen’s Notes Of A Desolate Man.