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Guan Moye (; born 17 February 1955), better known by the pen name Mo Yan (, ), is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. Donald Morrison of U.S. news magazine ''
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'' referred to him as "one of the most famous, oft-banned and widely
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of all
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", and
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called him the Chinese answer to
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or
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. In 2012, Mo was awarded the
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for his work as a writer "who with
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merges folk tales, history and the contemporary". He is best known to Western readers for his 1986 novel '' Red Sorghum'', the first two parts of which were adapted as the
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-winning film '' Red Sorghum'' (1988). He won the 2005 International Nonino Prize in Italy. In 2009, he was the first recipient of the University of Oklahoma's
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.


Early life

Mo Yan was born in February of 1955 into a peasant family in Ping'an Village, Gaomi Township, northeast of
Shandong Province Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
, the People's Republic of China. He is the youngest of four children with two older brothers and an older sister. His family was of a upper-middle peasant class background. Mo was 11 years old when the Cultural Revolution was launched, at which time he left school to work as a farmer. In the autumn of 1973, he began work at the cotton oil processing factory. During this period, which coincided with a succession of political campaigns from the
Great Leap Forward The Great Leap Forward (Second Five Year Plan) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was an economic and social campaign led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1958 to 1962. CCP Chairman Mao Zedong launched the campaign to reconstruc ...
to the Cultural Revolution, his access to literature was largely limited to novels in the
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style under Mao Zedong, which centered largely on the themes of class struggle and conflict.Anna Sun
"The Diseased Language of Mo Yan"
The Kenyon Review, Fall 2012.
At the close of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, Mo enlisted in the
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(PLA), and began writing while he was still a soldier. During this post-Revolution era when he emerged as a writer, both the lyrical and epic works of Chinese literature, as well as translations of foreign authors such as
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and
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, would make an impact on his works. In 1984, he received a literary award from the ''PLA Magazine'', and the same year began attending the
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, where he first adopted the pen name of Mo Yan. He published his first novella, ''A Transparent Radish,'' in 1984, and released ''Red Sorghum'' in 1986, launching his career as a nationally recognized novelist. In 1991, he graduated from the creation graduate class of Lu Xun School of literature, and obtained a master's degree in Literature from
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.


Pen name

"Mo Yan" – "don't speak" in Chinese – is his pen name. Mo Yan has explained on occasion that the name comes from a warning from his father and mother not to speak his mind while outside, because of China's revolutionary political situation from the 1950s, when he grew up. It also relates to the subject matter of Mo Yan's writings, which reinterpret Chinese political and sexual history. In an interview with Professor David Wang, Mo Yan stated that he changed his "official name" to Mo Yan because he could not receive royalties under the pen name.


Works

Mo Yan began his career as a writer in the
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period, publishing dozens of short stories and novels in Chinese. His first published short story was "Falling Rain on a Spring Night", published in September 1981. In 1986, the five parts that formed his first novel, '' Red Sorghum'' (1987), were published serially. It is a non-chronological novel about the generations of a Shandong family between 1923 and 1976. The author deals with upheavals in Chinese history such as the Second Sino-Japanese War, the 1949
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, and the Cultural Revolution, but in an unconventional way; for example from the point of view of the invading Japanese soldiers. His second novel, ''The Garlic Ballads'', is based on a true story of when the farmers of Gaomi Township rioted against a government that would not buy its crops. ''
The Republic of Wine ''The Republic of Wine: A Novel'' () is a satirical novel by Mo Yan, which was first published in 1992. The novel explores the relationship between Chinese people and food and drink, and comments on government corruption and excesses. It was tra ...
'' is a satire around gastronomy and alcohol, which uses
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as a metaphor for Chinese self-destruction, following Lu Xun. ''Big Breasts & Wide Hips'' deals with female bodies, from a grandmother whose breasts are shattered by Japanese bullets, to a festival where one of the child characters, Shangguan Jintong, blesses each woman of his town by stroking her breasts. The book was controversial in China because some leftist critics objected to ''Big Breasts perceived negative portrayal of Communist soldiers. Extremely prolific, Mo Yan wrote ''
Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out ''Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out'' () is a 2006 novel by Chinese writer Mo Yan, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012. The book is a historical fiction exploring China's development during the latter half of the 20th century through ...
'' in only 42 days. He composed the more than 500,000 characters contained in the original manuscript on traditional Chinese paper using only ink and a writing brush. He prefers writing his novels by hand rather than by typing using a
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, because the latter method "limits your vocabulary". ''Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out'' is a meta-fiction about the story of a landlord who is reincarnated in the form of various animals during the Chinese
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movement. The landlord observes and satirizes Communist society, such as when he (as a donkey) forces two mules to share food with him, because " nthe age of communism... mine is yours and yours is mine." '' Pow!,'' Mo Yan’s first work to be translated into english after receiving the Nobel Prize, is about a young storytelling boy named Luo who was famous in his village for eating so much meat. His village is so carnivorous it is an obsession that leads to corruption. ''Pow!'' cemented his writing style as “hallucinatory realism”. Another one of his works, ''Frog'', Yan’s latest novel published, focuses on the cause and consequences of China’s
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. Set in a small rural Chinese town called Gaomi, the narrator Tadpole tells the story of his aunt Gugu, who once was a hero for delivering life into the world as a midwife, now takes away life as an abortion provider. Steven Moore from the Washington Post wrote, “another display of Mo Yan’s attractively daring approach to fiction. The Nobel committee chose wisely.”


Impact of works

Mo Yan's ability to convey traditionalist values inside of his mythical realism writing style in ''The Old Gun'' has allowed insight and view on the swift modernization of China. This short story of Mo Yan was an exemplary example for the "
Xungen movement Literary movements Chinese literary schools and movements 1980s establishments in China The ''xúngēn'' movement () is a cultural and literary movement in mainland China emphasizing local and minority cultures. It began in 1980s. Its premi ...
" Chinese literary movement and influenced many to turn back to traditional values. This movement portrayed the fear of loss of cultural identity due to the swift modernization of China in the 1980s. Mo Yan’s masterpieces have been translated into English by translator
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. Goldblatt has effectively transmitted
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to target audiences by using a domestication technique augmented with foreignization.


Influences

Mo Yan's works are predominantly social commentary, and he is strongly influenced by the
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of
Lu Xun Zhou Shuren (25 September 1881 – 19 October 1936), better known by his pen name Lu Xun (or Lu Sun; ; Wade–Giles: Lu Hsün), was a Chinese writer, essayist, poet, and literary critic. He was a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. W ...
and the
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of Gabriel García Márquez. In terms of traditional Chinese literature, he is deeply inspired by the folklore-based classical epic novel ''
Water Margin ''Water Margin'' (''Shuihu zhuan'') is one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin, and is attributed to Shi Nai'an. It is also translated as ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' and ''All Men Are Brothers''. The story, which is ...
''. He cites ''
Journey to the West ''Journey to the West'' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popu ...
'' and ''
Dream of the Red Chamber ''Dream of the Red Chamber'' (''Honglou Meng'') or ''The Story of the Stone'' (''Shitou Ji'') is a novel composed by Cao Xueqin in the middle of the 18th century. One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, it is known for ...
'' as formative influences. Mo Yan's writing style has also been influenced by the
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, Chuanqi, notebook novels of the
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and
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Dynasties and especially b
folk oral literature
His creation combines all of these inspirations into one of the most distinctive voices in
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. Mo Yan, who himself reads foreign authors in translation, strongly advocates the reading of world literature. At a speech to open the 2009
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, he discussed
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's idea of "world literature", stating that "literature can overcome the barriers that separate countries and nations".


Style

Mo Yan's works are epic historical novels characterized by
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and containing elements of
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. Mo Yan's language is distinguished by his imaginative use of colour expressions. A major theme in Mo Yan's works is the constancy of human greed and corruption, despite the influence of ideology. Using dazzling, complex, and often graphically violent images, he sets many of his stories near his hometown, Northeast Gaomi Township in Shandong province. Mo Yan says he realised that he could make " yfamily, hepeople I'm familiar with, the villagers..." his characters after reading
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's ''
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''. He satirizes the genre of
socialist realism Socialist realism is a style of idealized realistic art that was developed in the Soviet Union and was the official style in that country between 1932 and 1988, as well as in other socialist countries after World War II. Socialist realism is ...
by placing workers and bureaucrats into absurd situations. Mo Yan's writing is characterised by the blurring of distinctions between "past and present, dead and living, as well as good and bad". Mo Yan appears in his novels as a semi-autobiographical character who retells and modifies the author's other stories. His female characters often fail to observe traditional
gender role A gender role, also known as a sex role, is a social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for a person based on that person's sex. Gender roles are usually cente ...
s, such as the mother of the Shangguan family in ''Big Breasts & Wide Hips'', who, failing to bear her husband any sons, instead is an adulterer, becoming pregnant with girls by a Swedish missionary and a Japanese soldier, among others. Male power is also portrayed cynically in ''Big Breasts & Wide Hips'', and there is only one male hero in the novel.


List of works

Mo Yan has written 11 novels, and several novellas and short story collections. This is a complete list of Mo Yan's works published as a collection in 2012 in China (after Mo Yan received the Nobel Prize).


Novels

* 《红高粱家族》 '' Red Sorghum'' (1986) * 《天堂蒜薹之歌》 ''
The Garlic Ballads ''The Garlic Ballads'' ( zh, 天堂蒜薹之歌, links=no) is a 1988 novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Mo Yan Guan Moye (; born 17 February 1955), better known by the pen name Mo Yan (, ), is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. Don ...
'' (1988) * 《十三步》 '' Thirteen Steps'' (1988) * 《食草家族》 '' The Herbivorous Family'' (1993) * 《酒国》 ''
The Republic of Wine ''The Republic of Wine: A Novel'' () is a satirical novel by Mo Yan, which was first published in 1992. The novel explores the relationship between Chinese people and food and drink, and comments on government corruption and excesses. It was tra ...
: A Novel'' (1993) * 《丰乳肥臀》 '' Big Breasts & Wide Hips'' (1995) * 《红树林》 ''
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'' (1999) * 《檀香刑》 '' Sandalwood Death'' (2001) * 《四十一炮》 '' Pow!'' (2003) * 《生死疲劳》 ''
Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out ''Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out'' () is a 2006 novel by Chinese writer Mo Yan, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012. The book is a historical fiction exploring China's development during the latter half of the 20th century through ...
'' (2006) * 《蛙》 ''
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'' (2009)


Short story and novella collections

* 《白狗秋千架》 ''
White Dog and the Swing ''White Dog and the Swing'' is a 2004 collection of short stories by Nobel prize-winning author Mo Yan Guan Moye (; born 17 February 1955), better known by the pen name Mo Yan (, ), is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. Donald Morriso ...
'' (30 short stories, 1981–1989) * 《与大师约会》 '' Meeting the Masters'' (45 short stories, 1990–2005) * 《欢乐》 ''
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'' (8 novellas; six of them are published in English as ''Explosions and Other Stories'') * 《怀抱鲜花的女人》 '' The Woman with Flowers'' (8 novellas, 2012) * 《师傅越来越幽默》'' Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh'' (9 novellas, 2001; one of them, ''Change'', is published independently in English) * 《晚熟的人》''A Late Bloomer'' (12 novellas and short stories, 2020)


Other works

* 《会唱歌的墙》 '' The Wall Can Sing'' (60 essays, 1981–2011) * 《我们的荆轲》 ''Our Jing Ke'' (play) * 《碎语文学》 ''Broken Philosophy'' (interviews, only available in Chinese) * 《用耳朵阅读》 ''Ears to Read'' (speeches, only available in Chinese) * 《盛典:诺奖之行》 ''Grand Ceremony''


Awards and honours

* 1998:
Neustadt International Prize for Literature The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a biennial award for literature sponsored by the University of Oklahoma and its international literary publication, '' World Literature Today''. It is considered one of the more prestigious int ...
, candidate * 2005:
Kiriyama Prize The Kiriyama Prize was an international literary award awarded to books about the Pacific Rim and South Asia. Its goal was to encourage greater understanding among the peoples and nations of the region. Established in 1996, the prize was last awar ...
, Notable Books, ''Big Breasts and Wide Hips'' * 2005: International Nonino Prize * 2005: Doctor of Letters,
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* 2006:
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XVII * 2007:
Man Asian Literary Prize The Man Asian Literary Prize was an annual literary award between 2007 and 2012, given to the best novel by an Asian writer, either written in English or translated into English, and published in the previous calendar year. It is awarded to writer ...
, nominee, ''Big Breasts and Wide Hips'' * 2009:
Newman Prize for Chinese Literature The Newman Prize for Chinese Literature was established in 2008 by Peter Gries, director of the Institute for U.S.-China Issues at the University of Oklahoma. The first major American award for Chinese literature, the Newman Prize, is awarded e ...
, winner, ''
Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out ''Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out'' () is a 2006 novel by Chinese writer Mo Yan, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012. The book is a historical fiction exploring China's development during the latter half of the 20th century through ...
'' * 2010: Honorary Fellow, Modern Language Association * 2011:
Mao Dun Literature Prize Mao Dun Literature Prize () is a prize for novels, established in the will of prominent Chinese writer Mao Dun (for which he personally donated 250,000 RMB) and sponsored by the China Writers Association. Awarded every four years, it is one of t ...
, winner, ''Frog'' * 2012:
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Honorary doctorate

* 2013: The City University of New York, United States * 2013: Fo Guang University, Taiwan * 2014:
Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education ...
, Bulgaria * 2014: The
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, China * 2014: The
University of Macau The University of Macau (UM; Portuguese: ''Universidade de Macau'', Chinese: 澳門大學) is an internationalised public comprehensive university in Macau. The UM campus is located in the east of Hengqin Island, Guangdong province in Mainland ...
, China * 2017:
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, China


Adaptations

Several of Mo Yan's works have been adapted for film: * '' Red Sorghum'' (1987) (directed by
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) * ''
The Sun Has Ears ''The Sun Has Ears'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong drama film directed by Yim Ho. It was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival where Yim Ho won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Cast * Qiang Gao * You Yong You Yong (born 13 De ...
'' (1995) (directed by
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, adaptation of ''Grandma Wearing Red Silk'') * '' Happy Times'' (2000) (directed by Zhang Yimou, adaptation of ''Shifu: You'll Do Anything for a Laugh'') * '' Nuan'' (2003) (directed by
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, adaptation of ''White Dog Swing'')


See also

* Chinese literature *
List of Nobel laureates in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature ( sv, Nobelpriset i litteratur) is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy to authors for outstanding contributions in the field of literature. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfre ...
*
List of Chinese writers This is a list of Chinese writers. Chronological list Qin dynasty and before * Gan De (fl. 4th century BC) * Gongsun Long (c. 325–250 BC) * Kong Qiu (551–479 BC) * Li Kui (fl. 4th century BC) * Lu Jia (d. 170) * Han Fei (280–233 BC) * ...


References


Further reading

* ''Chinese Writers on Writing'' featuring Mo Yan. Ed.
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. (
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, 2010).


External links


Novelist Mo Yan Takes Aim with 41 Bombs
( China Daily 27 June 2003)
VÍDEO prize movie of Mo Yan

"Granta Audio: Mo Yan"
''Granta'', 11 October 2012, John Freeman
Russian site about Mo Yan

Mo Yan and the Politics of Language
''China Digital Times'' 25 February 2013.
Mo Yan dismisses 'envious' Nobel critics
''The Guardian'' 28 February 2013.

FacenFacts *
List of Works
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