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Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel prize in literature

Chinese writer Mo Yan, best known in the West for his book "Red Sorghum," has been awarded the Nobel prize in literature.

Books by Chinese author Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Literature Prize winner, displayed in the Unionsverlag booth at the 64th Frankfurt Book Fair on October 11, 2012.

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