2012 莫言

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Mo Yan
Facts
Mo Yan
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Mo Yan
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012

Born: 2 February 1955, Gaomi, China

Residence at the time of the award: China

Prize motivation: "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary."

Prize share: 1/1

Life
Mo Yan was born to a farming family in Shandong Province, China. After only a few years of schooling, he began work as a cattle herder at the age of 11. As a young man, Mo Yan enlisted in the army, where his literary talent was first discovered. He published his first novel in 1981 and went on to achieve his international breakthrough with the novel Hong gaoliang jiazu (Red Sorghum), which was later adapted for film. Despite the social criticism contained in his books, in China he is viewed as one of the country's foremost authors. Mo Yan is married with one daughter.

Work
Mo Yan's writings cover a wide span, from short stories, to novels, to essays. His earlier works, were written according to the prevailing literary dictates of the ruling regime. Over time, however, Mo Yan's storytelling began to seek out its own, more independent paths. His works include Hong gaoliang jiazu (Red Sorghum), Tiantang suantai zhi ge (The Garlic Ballads) and Shengsi pilao (Life and Death are Wearing Me Out). His narrative style bears the hallmarks of magical realism. Mo Yan's writing often uses older Chinese literature and popular oral traditions as a starting point, combining these with contemporary social issues.

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莫言

莫言
© 诺贝尔基金会。照片。U. Montan
莫言
2012年诺贝尔文学奖得主

出生地：1955年2月2日，中国高密市

获奖时的居住地。中国

获奖动机。"他以幻觉般的现实主义将民间故事、历史和当代融合在一起。"

奖金份额。1/1

生平
莫言出生在中国山东省的一个农民家庭。他只上了几年学，11岁就开始当放牛娃。年轻时，莫言应征入伍，在那里他的文学天赋第一次被发现。他于1981年发表了第一部小说，并以小说《红高粱》实现了他的国际突破，该小说后来被改编为电影。尽管他的书中含有社会批评，但在中国，他被视为该国最重要的作家之一。莫言已婚，有一个女儿。

作品
莫言的作品涵盖了广泛的范围，从短篇小说，到小说，再到散文。他早期的作品是按照当时统治政权的文学要求写的。然而，随着时间的推移，莫言的故事创作开始寻求自己的、更独立的道路。他的作品包括《红高粱》（Hong gaoliang jiazu）、《大蒜谣》（Tiantang suantai zhi ge）和《生死两茫茫》（Shengsi pilao）。他的叙事风格具有魔幻现实主义的特点。莫言的写作经常以中国古代文学和流行的口头传统为出发点，并将其与当代社会问题相结合。

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