Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was it he that was favored by the Swedish Academy? Chinese media seemed to be
36 as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City, Shandong, Mo's
37 where he stayed with his family.
Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo
38 out of school and became a farmer when he was a(n)
39. He joined the military and devoted himself to
40 after Chinese literary circles started rethinking deeply the Cultural Revolution.
Mo's novel "Big Breasts & Wide Hips" tells a story of a mother who struggled and suffered
41 and tangled (缠结的) fates with Chinese people in the 20th century. His more recent work "Frog" more directly
42 China's one-child family policy, which helped
43 the country's population explosion
44 brought tragedies to farmers in the past 60 years.
"I think the reason why I could win the
45 is that my works present lives with unique Chinese
46 , and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of
47 human beings, which goes beyond differences of nations and races," Mo said to Chinese journalists. Mo also said many
48 arts originated from his hometown, such as clay sculpture, paper cuts, traditional new-year paintings, have
49 and influenced his novels.
Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more
50 of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they
51 as a world literature.
As the world's fast-developing country with a long history, China will
52 meet conflicts with western civilizations.__
53_, the country faces internally a wide gap between the rich and the poor,
54 environment pollution and an aging population. Paying more attention to such
55 , Chinese writers may create more works that record the nation's journey to rejuvenation(复兴).With more Chinese writers like Mo, the world could learn a more real China. Perhaps, this is another reason for the Swedish Academy's choice. (words:338)
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