Mo Yan
Mo Yan
Guan Moye, better known by the pen name Mo Yan, is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. Donald Morrison of U.S. news magazine TIME referred to him as "one of the most famous, oft-banned and widely pirated of all Chinese writers", and Jim Leach called him the Chinese answer to Franz Kafka or Joseph Heller...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 February 1955
CountryChina
political literature world
I am also well aware that literature only has a minimal influence on political disputes or economic crises in the world, but its significance to human beings is ancient.
voice use literature
Some may want to shout on the street, but we should tolerate those who hide in their rooms and use literature to voice their opinions.
writing thinking soul
I think writers write for their consciences, they write for their own true audiences, for their souls.
prayer mean writing
When I write, I try to represent the ordinary person in the pew, which means that, ironically, I'm qualified to write about prayer by being unqualified!
writing winning awards
No person writes to win awards.
loneliness hunger creation
Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation.
writing grew countryside
I write about my region, the countryside in which I grew up.
writing way natural
A writer writes what he knows, in ways that are natural to him.
writing thinking stories
I heard so many stories from Gaomi's peasants that I had an irrepressible urge to write them down. Today, Gaomi's peasants know that they have become famous around the world through my writings, but I think they are a little puzzled by this.
writing feet people
I'll continue on the path I've been taking, feet on the ground, describing people's lives, describing people's emotions, writing from the standpoint of the ordinary people.