Frog-Book Cover

This is a book cover illustration for Mo Yan’s novel named FROG. By telling the life experience of a rural female doctor who has been engaged in obstetrics and gynecology for more than 50 years, the novel reflects the ups and downs of rural birth history in New China in the past 60 years, and describes the arduous and difficult journey the country has gone through in order to control the rapid growth of population and implement the national policy of birth control. complex historical process.

In the book, the Chinese word "frog" sounds like "children," and the author compares children to frogs, adding layers of meaning to the narrative.

Each child is unique, irreplaceable. Can the blood on our hands ever be washed away? Does a soul entangled in guilt ever find true liberation?