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Mo Yan biography. Contemporary Chinese writer

Mo Yan

Mo Yan, contemporary Chinese writer.

Mo Yan (莫言) is a famous contemporary Chinese writer. In 2012, He became the country's first Nobel Literature Prize laureate.

He took the second place in the 2012 Chinese Writers Rich List that was released on Nov. 29, 2012, having earned 21.5 million yuan ($3.45 million) in royalties.

It is the first time Mo has made the annual list since 2006, when he was ranked 20th.

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 - Bio-bibliography ...

Born Guan Moye (管谟业), the author writes under the pen name Mo Yan, which means "don't speak" in Chinese.

Mo Yan was granted an honorary PhD of Arts by OUHK (Open University of Hong Kong) and was appointed guest professor at the Qingdao University of Technology. Relying on a series of country literary works, Mo's claim to fame came in the 1980s when he established a reputation for being a so-called root-seeking writer.

His works were strongly influenced by magical realism and told the tales of numerous legends which took place in Gaomi, Shandong Province. Mo is Rana (Spanish Edition): YAN, MO, LI, YIFAN: 9788489624849 ... NOTAX