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How did chinas mo yan win the nobel prize for literature. Mo yan chinese author britannica encyclopedia britannica. Im very happy to hear the news, mo told china news service after he. Mo yans hallucinatory realism wins literature nobel. Mo yan was born to a farming family in shandong province, china. Why writer mo yan thinks his nobel prize was a blessing. The nobel, one of the most prestigious and lucrative prizes in the. Chinese author mo yan has been awarded the 2012 nobel prize for. In 2012, mo was awarded the nobel prize in literature for his work as a writer who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the. In many countries, perhaps, a nobel prize for literature is seen as an award to a creative individual, without any broader, collective symbolism. How the nobel prize affects book sales culture arts. Since its reentry into the global political, economic and cultural realm in the early 1980s. Chinese writer mo yan wins nobel prize in literature the. The chinese academy of social sciences have organized a brave initiative.

China erupted in something close to a national celebration for the writer mo yan, just two years after the government condemned a nobel peace prize for the dissident liu xiaobo. Mo yan is a pen name that translates to dont speak. Guan moye, better known under his pen name mo yan, was praised by the swedish academy as a writer who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales. On 11 october 2012, the swedish academy announced that mo yan had received the nobel prize in literature for his work that with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary.

According to the biography published on the nobel website, mo yan, whos real name is guan moye, was born in 1955. As a twelveyearold during the cultural revolution he left school to work, first in agriculture, later in a factory. Nobel laureate mo yan takes swipe at critics in lecture. I was born on the 2nd of february 1955 into a peasant family in the pingan village production brigade of the heya peoples commune, northeast gaomi township, shandong province, the peoples republic of china. After fury over 2010 peace prize, china embraces nobel selection.

The first chinese citizen ever to win the nobel prize. Winner of the 2012 nobel prize for literature mo yan l2 of china presents his prize during the nobel prize award ceremony at the stockholm concert hall in stockholm december 10, 2012. He was awarded the 2012 nobel prize in literature, making him the first resident of. Hallucinatory realism of mo yan, the first official. While many including chinas communist party celebrated their countrymans receipt of the nobel prize for literature, others criticized the winner, mo yan, for failing to be innovative or independent. Author mo yan has become the first chinese citizen to win the nobel prize for literature, a decision that sparked rejoicing but some criticism in his homeland state media celebrated mos win. After only a few years of schooling, he began work as a cattle herder at the age of 11. Alice munro wins nobel prize in literature the new york. After dropping out of elementary school, i was too small for heavy labor, so i became a cattle and sheepherder on a nearby grassy riverbank. When he was awarded the 2012 nobel prize in literature, mo yans writing was praised for its hallucinatory realism which merges folk tales and history with the contemporary in a. Mo yan, wadegiles romanization mo yen, pseudonym of guan moye, born march 5, 1955, gaomi, shandong province, china, chinese novelist and shortstory writer renowned for his imaginative and humanistic fiction, which became popular in the 1980s. Chinese author, mo yan, awarded 2012 nobel prize in literature. Nobel prize winner mo yan offers advice for promising writers.

Chinese writer mo yan wins nobel prize in literature the new. Chinese fiction writer mo yan wins nobel prize in literature the. Guan moye worked in a factory and served time in the peoples liberation army before finding his way to fiction in. The nobel prize in literature 2012 was awarded to mo yan who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary. Chinese nobel literature laureate mo yan on friday took a swipe at his critics in the traditional nobel lecture, saying their target had nothing to do with him and urging them to. Despite my parents tireless guidance, my natural desire to talk never went away, and that is what makes my name mo yan, or dont speak an ironic expression of selfmockery. Mo yan wins nobel prize in literature 2012 books the. Chinese author mo yan became the first chinese citizen in the swedish academys 111year history to win the nobel prize in literature when he was awarded the prestigious prize thursday. In 2012 the swedish academy announced that mo yan had received the nobel prize in literature for his work that with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history, and the contemporary.

Since my father and his brother had not yet divided the. Set in rural china in the 20th century, it tells the story of. Image caption mo yan is the authors pen name, which means dont speak. Chinese author mo yan wins nobel prize for literature. Although mo is the first chinese citizen to win the nobel, other authors of. Mo yan of china wins nobel prize in literature and. The love of a good woman, won a national book critics circle award in 1998.

Mo yan of china wins nobel prize in literature and prompts. Guan moye attended a primary school in his hometown but dropped out in the fifth grade. Mo yans pen name means dont speakhis real name is guan moyeand the writer who has become the first chinese citizen to win the nobel prize for literature is. In awarding the 2012 nobel prize in literature to mo yan, the swedish academy has recognized one of chinas bestknown writers, and also fulfilled. Chinese writer mo yan wins the nobel prize for literature. The youngest of four children, i have two older brothers and a sister. I recall, she called me by my infant name and said, youre not stupid, youre a good boy. The nobel prize in literature 2012 biobibliography. Mo yans writing often uses older chinese literature and popular oral. Mo yan is a pen name that means dont speak a name he adopted because his parents, who raised him during the. Chinese writer mo yan is the winner of the 2012 nobel prize in literature.

Mo yans nobel prize for literature sparks celebration in. Why writer mo yan thinks his nobel prize was a blessing and a curse. Mo yan, meaning dont speak in chinese, is a pen name. As a young man, mo yan enlisted in the army, where his literary talent was first discovered. Guan moye better known by the pen name mo yan is a chinese novelist and short story writer. Born in 1955 to parents who were farmers, mo yan a pseudonym for guan moye. Nobel permanent secretary peter englund picked out the garlic ballads, first published in english in 1995, as mo yan s gateway book.

Mo yan wins nobel prize in literature 2012 books the guardian. Aged 57 at the time of the announcement, he was the 109th recipient of the award and the first ever resident. Mo yans nobel prize in literature should help china. Chinese author mo yan, who left school for a life working the fields at the age of 12, has become the first chinese citizen ever to win the nobel prize in literature, praised by the swedish. Mo yan is the pen name of the chinese novelist guan moye, who is one of the most.