Mo Yan Profession: Novelist Nationality: Chinese Why Famous: Won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature for his work as a writer "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary" His famous works include the "Red Sorghum Clan" and "The Republic of Wine". Born: February 17, 1955 Birthplace: Gaomi, Shandong, China Age: 66 years old Generation: Baby Boomer Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep Star Sign: Aquarius Historical Events 2012-10-11 Mo Yan, a Chinese hallucinatory realist writer, wins the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature Famous Novelists André Malraux Boris Pasternak Bram Stoker Edith Wharton Jules Verne Vladimir Nabokov