Keyword: mo yan
"I consider Indians writing in English as writers, first and foremost," says award-winning author and journalist Hari Kunzru. In-person appearance at Asia Society New York on January 10.
As the world bids 2012 adieu, we look back at some of the year's most memorable people and events from Asia.
The New York Review of Books' Perry Link re-enters the energetic debate over the awarding of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature to Chinese novelist Mo Yan.
The latest Nobel Laureate in Literature didn't write his books to serve a political agenda, argues Charles Laughlin.
The current director of the University of Iowa's International Writing Program reflects on the "incalculable good" Hualing Nieh contributed to world literature.
An upcoming film series at Asia Society New York features Zhang Yimou's adaptation of a novel by the newest Nobel Laureate in literature.
Mo Yan's English translator talks about what winning the Nobel Prize in Literature means for the Chinese author.