Mo Yan was born on February 17, 1955 in China. A Nobel Prize-winning Chinese fiction writer, he is best known for his 1987 novel, Red Sorghum Clan. His other popular works include Life and Death are Wearing Me Out and The Republic of Wine.
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💰Mo Yan Net worth: $25 million
About
A Nobel Prize-winning Chinese fiction Writer, he is best known for his 1987 novel, Red Sorghum Clan. His other popular works include Life and Death are Wearing Me Out and The Republic of Wine.
Before Fame
He earned a Masters of Literature and Art from the Beijing Normal University in 1991.
Trivia
He received both the 2009 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature and the 2011 Mao Dun Literature Prize.
Family Life
He was born into a farming family in the Shandong Province of China. With his wife, Du Qinlan, he had a child named Guan.
Associated With
His popular novel, Red Sorghum, inspired a 1987 film starring Jiang Wen .
