Mo Yan
莫言
Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature! Mo is the first Chinese who won the prize.
中国作家莫言获得2012年度诺贝尔文学奖！莫言是获得此项奖项的第一个中国人。
When he heard the news, Mo said he never expected to win the prize, as there were so many good writers all over the world.
当莫言听到这一消息时，他说他从来也没期望能获奖，因为全世界有那么多优秀的作家。
Mo Yan is the writer's pen name. His real name is Guan Moye. He was born into a farmer's family in Gaomi, Shandong, in February 1955.
莫言是笔名。他的真名是管谟业。1955年2月，他生于山东高密的一个农民家庭。
When he was 12, he dropped out of school and started to work, first in his village and later in a factory.
12岁的时候他退学开始工作，他先是在村里，然后去了工厂。
Little Moye enjoyed reading. But at that time, there were only a few books available in his village. He had to try every means to find books to read.
小谟业很喜欢读书。但在当时，村里能看到的书很少。他想方设法地找书来看。
With no more books at hand, he started reading a Chinese dictionary. He read it so many times that he found several mistakes in it.
手头上再没有书了，他就开始读一本汉语字典。他读字典读了很多遍，结果他发现里面竟有几处错误。
In 1976, he joined the army. During that time, he began to study literature and write stories. His first short story was published in 1981.
1976年，他参了军。在此期间，他开始学习文学和写故事。他的第一篇短篇小说在1981年出版。
He became famous in 1987 when his novel Red Sorghum was made into a film by the famous director Zhang Yimou.
他成名于1987年，他的小说《红高粱》由著名导演张艺谋拍成了电影。
He also won the 18th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2011 for his novel Frog.
2011年，他还因为他的小说《蛙》而获得了第18届茅盾文学奖。
Mo Yan is a famous writer in the world now. More and more people are becoming interested in his works.
莫言现在是一位世界知名的作家了。越来越多的人对他的作品产生了兴趣。
