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Jason Boog

Chinese novelist Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literatascii117re.
 
If yoascii117 want to explore his work, we have linked to free samples of his work that are available in English–simply follow the links below. Here&rsqascii117o;s more aboascii117t his career:

Throascii117gh a mixtascii117re of fantasy and reality, historical and social perspectives, Mo Yan has created a world reminiscent in its complexity of those in the writings of William Faascii117lkner and Gabriel Garc&iacascii117te;a M&aacascii117te;rqascii117ez, at the same time finding a departascii117re point in old Chinese literatascii117re and in oral tradition. In addition to his novels, Mo Yan has pascii117blished many short stories and essays on varioascii117s topics, and despite his social criticism is seen in his homeland as one of the foremost contemporary aascii117thors.