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莫言讲故事的人【英文版】The storytellerMo Yan,s unusuallife makeshis storiesvivid andlifelike.Every timeafter readinghis works,the mostimpressive thingin readersmind must be hiswriting stylelike ahumorous storyteller一who enjoyssharing hisstories andexperience witheverybody in his way.His wayseems likehavinga chatwith you.So you do notneed to be nervousor worry about whetheryou canunderstand hisopinionsor minds.Through hisstories,you canfind what he indeedwants toshare everywhere.Ilis lifealso islike anunbelievable legend.When hismature writingmixes withunique stories,a spiritualcreation comesout.Who canhave confidencein refusingthis temptationThat,s whyall of hisworks havecaused hugestirs inpublic afterbeing published.Because of the aboveelements,in2012,Mo was awarded theNobel Prizein Literature.Whats more,he isthe firstChinesewriter toown thismeaningful andpriceless honor.To betterdescribing this great man,this biographywill bedivided intothree parts:hischildhood,study lifeand beforebeing famous.Mo Yan was bornin1955,in GaomiCounty inShandong,China.His birth,to hiscommon family,was nothappiness buta burdenbecause his family wastoo poorto supportmore kids.His grandpanamedhim:Guan Moye,meaning beingsuccessful in the future.Mo Yanis aboy andthe smallestkidin his family,but his parents did not spoilhim.On thecontrary,he hadbecome ashepherdsince sixyears old.Because hispoor classand uglyface,other kidsdid not want toplay withhim.He was alone allthe time.So playingwith animalsmade his heart full.In his eyes,theywere the most sincerefriends.With animalsfriendships,he did not feelhe islonely.Oppositely,his gapof friendshipwas crammedby them.It isnot hardto findthis emotionin hisworks likeSheepand me;Dog,birds andhorses;the language of horseetc.At thattime,hisfamilylived withhis shushuuncle sfamily andgrandparents.His shushuworked in thelocal governmentso he got ahigher salarythan others.Due tothis reasonhe didnotworryaboutlivelihood problem.Mo sparents weredifferent.They livedon ploughs.In anotherword,they werecommon peasantsand alwaysworkedin the fieldthe wholeday.Because ofthishugely differentclass,his shenshenuncle swife despisedand lookeddown onhisfamily.WhenMo waslittle,the livingconditions inChina werepoor,all ofChinese wereworrying abouthowthey wouldnot tobe hungry.Having ahearty mealto everyonewas amerely illusion.To beexaggerated,food evencould letpeople selltheir souls.However,little Mo wasavery goodeater.At eachlunch time,he fastdevoured hisfood butstill notfelt enoughso that he robbedhistangjie,s uncles daughter.His tangjiecried and angrily toldher mum.When shenshenknewhis daughtersuffered losses,she alwaysgot madat himand saidlots ofevil andmean badwords.In hisshenshen,s heart,he wastotally afreak.Fortunately,he had a greatmum.She apologizedtoshenshen withoutany grumble.To Mo s behavior,his mumdidnotblame him.In thecontrary,and thenshe gaveallofher ownlittle foodto Mo,although she was terriblyhungry.In everyspeech,Mo Yanalways mentionedthat hissuccess couldnot comewithout his mum,s encouragementand education.When hehadadream tobe awriter,his mumdidnotobject.Shesaid nothingand thencautiously tookout coupleof coinsfrom herbreast pocketto me.She toldme to buya penandabottle ofink.These thingscelebrate mydream asa gift.Although Iknewmy familywas introuble,my mumstill supportedand encouragedmetorealize it.You know,atthat moment,bought thesewere prettyridiculous inother,seyes.Never mentionbeing awriter***In theirview,writers arechairwarmers.”Mo remembered.In hismemory,his mumwas humbletoothers butstrict withhim inevery detail.She alwayseducated himtobe an honestand strongman.From hisliterary workssuch aslet schat fromphotos,Selling cabbageshis mumspersonalities andcharacters weredescribed byhim vividlyand utterly.In Sellingcabbages,because oflittle Mos mistake,hismumasked foran old taitai womanone maoone tenthofa yuanmore.When hismum realizedthis,she wasready onher wayto backhome.Nevertheless,she deeplyknew thatparents were the bestmasters tochildren;she didnotwantMo tobeacheaterwhen hegrew up.So shedecidedly turnedaround tochase theoldtaitai.When Mocame back,hesaw hismum sadlyshedding tears.Beside herwerethecabbages whichthey soldin themorning.Mo didnot knowwhat happenedand whyshe lookeddisappointed---She lookedup andgazed at himwith herred eyes.The atmosphereinthehouse wassilent.For along sheyelled tohim inanimpressive voiceMy son,how couldyoudothis Howdared youto chargeher moremoney!n uToday,you mademe feelshameful ofyou forthe firsttime.You havelost myface andpride!!”Whileshe wassaying,two rowsof tearswere fillingdown hercheek---In Mosheart,this possiblywas the mostunforgettable andmeaningful thingin hismemories ofmum.Mo saidthat“The mostthankfulperson inmy lifemustbemy mother.Although shenever gotany education,she usedherbehaviors toteach mehow tobe anupright anduseful person.In myheart,she isthe bestgiftto mefrom theGod.”When Mo Yan was5years old,hisparentssent himgo toprimary school.In school,he wastheyoungest kidand alwayseasily cried.What hewas educatedand acknowledgedin primaryschoolwas foundationto hislife.However,what helearned inschool cannot satisfyMoscuriosityand desirefor knowledge.At thattime,it wasnormal thatpeople haveneither computernortelevision;even hada radiowasaluxury to them.In thiscultural environment,reading novelsbecameMoYans wayto“kill”time.In orderto readmore books,Mo triedevery possiblemeanslike havinga fightwith brother;even oncedestroyed abunch ofbees neststo gethoney andsoldit forbooks…By readingnovels,Mo widenedhis view;themostvaluable thingto Moisopen hisfantasy.Overtime,reading hasbecome Mos favoriteinterest untilnow.When MoYanwas11years old,the Cultural Revolution waslaunched,hewasin Grade
5.Be-fore ChairmanMao announcedthat Chineseentire educationsystem wastotally wrong.Some teachersinhis schoolswiftly establishedSchool Committeein orderto showhow loyalthey wereto theirsincereCommunist Party.They encouragedstudents towrite da-zi-bao tounmask thetrue natureofothers orexpose otherscandles andpersonal issues.At thistime,Mowasa naiveand impulsiveyoungman,of coursehe followed.Before long,he becamea memberof RedSuccessor.Thereforehis lifetotally changedin onenight.He accidentallythrough ahole ofa windowsaw thatTeacherZhang whowastheleader ofSchool Committeewas molestingprincipal swife,the principalhimselfjust saw,but didnot resist---Uis silencesmade Modisappointed;he evenfound despairin hisheartbecause hedeeply believedhe takenin byhis dearparty.In orderto revenge,he madeaposter aboutwhathesaw andthen putit onthe publicbillboard.Soon,everyone inthe townknewthis scandal***Due tothis,Mo offendedTeacher Zhangand afterthathehad toleave schooltowork asa farmer.From thatmoment,his self-learned lifestarted.Because ofthe CulturalRevolution,lots ofbooks werebanned.MoYan,s self-learned lifewashard.When otherpeople heardof hisstudy,most ofthem laughedathimand said“if youcanbe successful,T canpromise thatpigs willbe successfulfaster thanyou!!!!You areason ofpeasants,you willalso bea peasant---.”No matterhow otherridiculed,Mo stillbelievedthat oneday hecould makehis dreamcome true.At theageof18,he beganto workat acottonfactory.During thisperiod,which coincidedwith asuccession ofpolitical campaignsfrom theGreatLeap ForwardtotheCulturalRevolution,his accessto literaturewas largelylimited tonovelsinthesocialist realiststyle underMao Zedong,which centeredlargely onthe themesofclass struggleand conflict.In1979,Gaokao restarted.Base onhisgreatwritings,hegotanopportunity togo touniversity,although itwas prettyslim.When Mowas almost30years old,he becamea studentin university.After graduatingfrom university,he createdlots offamous workssuch asThe GarlicBallads,Big BreastsWide Hips,and SandalwoodDeath etc.His novelsare likehis autobiography.Readerscan findhis pasttime andthe peoplewho livedinhishometown,s personalities.He said:Asa writer,it isshameful thatI amnot poorat creatingstories.My advantageis sharingwhatI knewto other.In someway,I admitI am a badcreator;but Ibelieve Iamafantasticstoryteller***On11October2012,the SwedishAcademy announcedthat MoYan hadreceived theNobel PrizeinLiterature forhis amazingwork.At thetime ofthe announcement,this57years oldsimplestoryteller wasthe109th recipientoftheaward.He finallyrealized hisdream andproved hisgiftedcapability.。