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Mo Yan
Mo Yan, born Guan Moye, is a Chinese writer. He gained attention for his 1984 novella, A Transparent Radish, and rose to international fame for his 1986 novel Red Sorghum, the first two parts of which were adapted into the Golden Bear-winning film Red Sorghum (1988). In 2012, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work which "with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and…
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culture · Chinese author (born 1955) · writer · novelist · teacher · screenwriter · also Mo Yan, Guan Moye, Yan Mo, Yan
Born 17 February 1955 · Q8998
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2026· 2 entries
Newsargenchina: De Borges a Mo Yan: un seminario de la UBA propone descubrir el lado fantástico de la literatura china
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2016· 1 entry
Mo Yan became the deputy chair of the Chinese Writers Association
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2015· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University (2015).
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2014· 1 entry
The Guardian: Frog by Mo Yan review – the Chinese Nobel laureate’s award-winning novel
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2013· 2 entries
The Guardian: Mo Yan dismisses 'envious' Nobel critics
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The Guardian: Pow! by Mo Yan – review
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2012· 10 entries
The Guardian: Salman Rushdie defends his right to call Mo Yan a 'patsy'
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The Guardian: Pankaj Mishra: why Salman Rushdie should pause before condemning Mo Yan on censorship
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The Guardian: Mo Yan accepts Nobel prize, defends 'necessary' censorship
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature — who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary.
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The Guardian: Mo Yan's Nobel nod a 'catastrophe', says fellow laureate Herta Müller
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The Guardian: Mo Yan's Red Sorghum village home may never be the same again
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The Guardian: My hero: Mo Yan
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature (2012).
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Mo Yan became the first Chinese citizen to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature
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Was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work which "with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize (2006).
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2005· 2 entries
Awarded International Nonino Prize (2005).
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“Opis: wykład na Wolnym Uniwersytecie Hongkongu (2005).”
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Laure Bataillon (2000).
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1999· 1 entry
Mo Yan, along with Wang Meng and Liu Xinwu, was a referee for an online literature contest hosted by NetEase which contributed to the early growth of internet literature in China
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1995· 6 entries
“Gdybym był w rządzie, zachęcałbym do masowego przechodzenia na buddyzm. To doskonały sposób na spokojne, ciche społeczeństwo.”
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“Obfite piersi oraz krągłe kobiece biodra to najpiękniejsza, najbardziej doniosła, najświętsza i najbardziej czysta forma świata fizykalnego.”
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“Opis: uzasadnienie werdyktu Akademii.”
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“(…) jeśli nazwy nie są właściwe, język nie mówi prawdy.”
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“Ludzie i zwierzęta niewiele się od siebie różnią.”
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“(…) czy możliwe jest istnienie komunistycznego społeczeństwa? Ja sądzę, że jest ono niemożliwe, gdyż sprzeczne z ludzką naturą.”
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1991· 1 entry
Mo Yan graduated from Beijing Normal University with a master's degree in literature
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1987· 1 entry
Mo Yan's novella Joy was published in People's Literature
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1986· 1 entry
The five parts that formed his first novel, Red Sorghum (1987), were published serially
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1984· 2 entries
Mo Yan published his first novella and claim to literary fame, A Transparent Radish
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Was admitted to the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art on the strength of his short story Folk Music, published in Lian Chi, an imitation of Carson McCullers's The Ballad of the Sad Café
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1982· 1 entry
Was promoted and then transferred to the PLA's Joint Staff Department in Beijing
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1981· 2 entries
During his years as a PLA soldier stationed there
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Mo Yan published his first works in a literary magazine Lian Chi based in Baoding, where he was stationed
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1955· 1 entry
Born 1955-02-17.
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