Properties (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Author
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
Film adaptations of his works
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Chinese_Writers_Association
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Chinese_literature
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Mao_Dun_Literature_Prize
gptkb:The_World_Fantasy_Award gptkb:Friedrich_Hölderlin_Prize |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
February 17, 1955
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| gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:Shandong,_China
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| gptkbp:children |
Mo_Yan's_children
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Shandong_University
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| gptkbp:genre |
Historical fiction
Social criticism |
| gptkbp:hasAwards |
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Literature
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mo Yan
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Literature_in_Asia
Contemporary_Chinese_writers |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
gptkb:Lu_Xun |
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
Political commentary
Cultural criticism |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Complex characters
Use of folklore Critique of social issues Exploring_rural_life_in_China |
| gptkbp:language |
Chinese
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| gptkbp:nationality |
Chinese
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| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"I am a storyteller."
"Literature is a way of life." "I write to understand the world." "The writer's job is to tell the truth." "Words are my weapons." |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Frog
Red Sorghum Big Breasts and Wide Hips The Garlic Ballads |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Novelist
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Beijing,_China
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Gao_Xiaosheng
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| gptkbp:theme |
Cultural heritage
War and conflict Family and tradition Rural vs urban life Identity_and_belonging |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
Multiple languages
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| gptkbp:wrote |
Magical realism
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