 Irish Independent | China's Mo Yan 'feeds off suffering' to win Nobel literature prize Daily News & Analysis Mo Yan, who has won the Nobel literature prize, was forced to drop out of primary school and herd cattle during China's cultural revolution and was sometimes so destitute he ate tree bark and weeds to survive. But Mo, 57, credits this early suffering ... Chinese writer Mo Yan wins Nobel for literature Who is 2012 Nobel Literature winner Mo Yan? Mo Yan Wins Nobel Literature Prize |