Re: China’s Mo Yan Wins Nobel Literature Prize

[Johnny Marr]

It's not the most tenuous pairing of names I've ever encountered. They're
both renowned for their fragmentary narratives.

On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 3:26 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just saying that the description/justification makes no sense.
>
> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Markekohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > C'mon....a little too too, no?  If the writer of this makes a mistake it
> doesn't follow that
> > The award was made for political reasons.
> >
> > I know almost nothing about him either but I have learned what may be
> intended...it is
> > complexly recreating a whole way of life, finding the universal in a
> rooted region---.common in an abstract way about WF & GGM, no?
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Oct 11, 2012, at 10:14 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/books/nobel-literature-prize.html?hp&pagewanted=all&_r=0
> >>
> >> “Through a mixture of fantasy and reality, historical and social
> >> perspectives, Mo Yan has created a world reminiscent in its complexity
> >> of those in the writings of William Faulkner and Gabriel García
> >> Márquez, at the same time finding a departure point in old Chinese
> >> literature and in oral tradition,” the citation for the award
> >> declared, striking what seemed a careful balance after campaigns of
> >> vilification against other Chinese Nobel laureates.
> >>
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> WF & GGM cited as "reminiscently complex?"  The two have nearly
> >> nothing in common.  In other words, political tripe as justification
> >> for the award (not that I know whether he's deserving of it or not).
> >>
> >> David Morris
>
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