A new book by Nobel laureate Mo Yan hit the Chinese market on Wednesday amid "Mo Mania", which has swept the country since the writer was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature on Oct 11.
After winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, Mo Yan will soon have the honor of having tens of millions of Chinese high school students exposed to his work in textbooks.
Mo Yan's Noble Prize for Literature on Thursday might ignite an explosion of global interest in Chinese literature and lead to more titles translated into English.
Mo Yan's works have had mixed success on the big screen, and his brush with cinematic fame started with a bang.
Writer praised for 'hallucinatory realism' wins recognition from the Swedish Academy, Liu Wei reports.
Mo Yan's brush with cinematic fire started with a bang.