Topic: Mo Yan

Chapter & Verse Mo Yan's Nobel acceptance speech draws ire from critics (+video)

Chinese writer Mo Yan's comments on censorship and his unwillingness to sign a petition for the release of Noblist Liu Xiaobo have angered some fellow writers.

Detained wife of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo speaks out

As China celebrates Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in literature this year, 2010 Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo remains in prison and his wife under house arrest. She spoke to AP reporters today.

Chapter & Verse Herta Muller calls Mo Yan's Nobel win 'a catastrophe'

Nobel Prize laureate Herta Muller accuses Mo Yan of praising his country's censorship laws and calls his win 'a slap in the face for all those working for democracy and human rights.'

Chapter & Verse Penguin and Random House complete merger

Writers and readers' groups say there will be less diversity and less price competitiveness because of the merger.

Chapter & Verse China transforms Nobel Prize winner's hometown into a theme park

The area will be known as the Mo Yan Culture and Experience Zone, but author Mo Yan remains ambivalent about the new attraction.

How did China's Mo Yan win the Nobel Prize for literature? (+video)

While many including China's Communist Party celebrated their countryman's receipt of the Nobel Prize for literature, others criticized the winner, Mo Yan, for failing to be innovative or independent. 

Chapter & Verse Chinese writer Mo Yan wins the Nobel Prize for literature

Mo Yan, whose real name is Guan Moye, is the first Chinese citizen to win the award.

Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel Prize in literature (+video)

Nobel Laureate Mo Yan gives readers outside China an idea of what it is like to be Chinese, while people inside China gain a sense of history, says one distinguished translator.

Chapter & Verse Haruki Murakami: early leader in Nobel Prize predictions

British gambling site Ladbrokes puts Japanese author Haruki Murakami at odds of 10/1 for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Frankfurt book fair's controversial guest of honor: China

Critics said choosing a guest of honor that jails writers is wrong, while others said the German fair's inclusion of China is a way to break down walls.

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