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
André Malraux
Boris Pasternak
Bram Stoker
Edith Wharton
Jules Verne
Vladimir Nabokov