Nobel Literature Prize

China Nobel winner Mo Yan defies critics

28 Feb 2013

Nobel literature laureate Mo Yan has hit back at critics who accused him of being too close to China’s government, saying in a newspaper interview he does not write on behalf of the ruling...

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Liu's fight is not Mo Yan's responsibility

8 Dec 2012

Criticisms of Mo Yan for refusing to talk about Liu Xiaobo during his trip to Stockholm to accept the Nobel Prize for literature are sickening, mindless and petty. He chose literature, not dissent...

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Separating fact from fiction about Mo Yan

21 Oct 2012

A widely circulated Sina Weibo post, sardonically linking Nobel laureate Mo Yan to two more controversial Chinese celebrities, perhaps best illustrated the public's conflicted feelings about the...

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‘Mo Yan Culture Experience Zone’ planned for Nobel laureate's hometown

18 Oct 2012

A Chinese city hopes to cash in on the success of its most famous resident, Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan, by investing millions in a tourist zone dedicated to the writer, Chinese media...

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Mo's works in line with Nobel vision

18 Oct 2012

As expected, Beijing celebrated Mo Yan's award of the Nobel Prize for literature as a national triumph.

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Dissident slams award of Nobel prize to Mo Yan

12 Oct 2012

Prominent Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng on Thursday criticised the awarding of the Nobel literature prize to officially tolerated author Mo Yan, saying the move was meant to please Beijing.

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