mo yan is the first of the chinese writers, nineteen fifties was born in gaomi, he dropped out of school, and left home at 21 to join the army. mo yan's novels in the story occurs in high density. in the thirty years of writing career, this place inspires him a lot of inspiration. many people know mo yan by director zhang yimou's film "red sorghum". the film is adapted from mo yan's 1986 novel of the same name. mo yan said that winning is a surprise for him.