Mo Yan Profession: Novelist Nationality: Chinese Biography: 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: 67 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 Fyodor Dostoyevsky Jean Genet Jose Rizal Terry Pratchett V. S. Naipaul William Golding
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Jean Genet
Jose Rizal
Terry Pratchett
V. S. Naipaul
William Golding