what prize did Mo receive?
a literary award from the PLA Magazine
what else were they awarded?
the Nobel Prize in Literature
what else is Mo Yan known as?
Guan Moye
where are they from?
China
how old was he when the cultural revolution started?
11 years old
what foreign author made an impact on him?
William Faulkner
what county was Mo born?
Gaomi County
what province is that in?
Shandong Province
what year did the cultural revolution start?
unknown
when did it end?
1976
what does his name mean?
"don't speak"
when did he get the PLA Magazine award?
In 1984
who translated his novels into English?
Howard Goldblatt
when did his first novel get published?
in 1984
what university was Goldblatt a professor at?
the University of Notre Dame
what dept?
East Asian languages and literature
what was the name of Mo's first novel
Falling Rain on a Spring Night
and the name of his first novella?
A Transparent Radish
when was that published?
in 1984
did he eventually get a Master's degree?
yes