Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Literature | 2012 | Winner |
About This Book
Set in the Shandong province of China during the 1930s Sino-Japanese War, Red Sorghum is narrated by a man reconstructing the violent, passionate lives of his grandparents in a world of sorghum fields, local bandits, and Japanese invaders. Mo Yan's international breakthrough, made into a film by Zhang Yimou.
About the Author
Mo Yan, born Guan Moye on February 5, 1955, in Ping'an Village, Gaomi Township, Shandong Province, China, is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. Raised in a peasant family, he left school during the Cultural Revolution to work as a farmer before enlisting in the People's Liberation Army in 1976, where he began writing. He adopted his pen name 'Mo Yan' (meaning 'don't speak') in 1984 while attending the PLA Arts College. Read more →
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