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Mo Yan

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born

February 17, 1955 in Shandong province, China

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Literature & Fiction

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Modern Chinese author, in the western world most known for his novel Red Sorghum (which was turned into a movie by the same title). Often described as the Chinese Franz Kafka or Joseph Heller.

"Mo Yan" is a pen name and means "don't speak". His real name is Guan Moye (simplified Chinese: 管谟业; traditional Chinese: 管謨業; pinyin: Guǎn Móyè).

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Average rating: 3.70 · 728 ratings · 105 reviews · 16 distinct works

	Red Sorghum by Mo Yan, Howard Goldblatt (Translation) 3.82 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 1987 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Life and Death are Wearing Me Out 3.72 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Garlic Ballads by Mo Yan, Howard Goldblatt 3.69 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Big Breasts and Wide Hips 3.48 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1996 — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Republic of Wine 3.51 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Shifu, You'll Do Anything for a Laugh by Mo Yan, Howard Goldblatt (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Change 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Le radis de cristal 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Il supplizio del legno di sandalo 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Quarante et un coups de canon 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003	My rating:

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Quotes by Mo Yan

“Di mana ada kehidupan, di situ pasti ada kematian. Mati itu mudah ; hiduplah yang sulit. Semakin berat kehidupan yang dihadapi, semakin kuat keinginan untuk bertahan. Dan semakin besar ketakutan untuk mati, semakin besar pula perjuangan untuk terus hidup.”
― Mo Yan, Big Breasts and Wide Hips

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