Mo Yan
Chinese novelist and Nobel laureate
ποΈFebruary 17, 1955 - Present
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πBiography
Mo Yan is a celebrated Chinese novelist known for his hallucinatory realism. He was the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
πMajor Works & Achievements
- β¦Nobel Prize in Literature 2012
- β¦Mao Dun Literature Prize
- β¦Author of Red Sorghum
π¬Famous Quotes
"Literature is useless compared to science, but perhaps its greatest use is its uselessness.
"The most taboo thing in the world is perfection.
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