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I'll continue on the path I've been taking, feet on the ground, describing people's lives, describing people's emotions, writing from the standpoint of the ordinary people.

Mo Yan

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Mo Yan
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 17
Novelist
Screenwriter
Teacher
Writer
Guan Moye
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Ground
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