Nobel-Winning Chinese Writer Inspired By Faulkner
October 11, 2012
by: Neda Ulaby, NPR
Chinese writer Mo Yan is the 2012 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The 57-year-old writer has been compared to - and was inspired by - William Faulkner because of the way Mo creates an imaginary place and characters out of his hometown. He is a state-approved writer but some say there are subtle layers of social commentary in his writing.
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