Nobel prize for literature 2012
Frog by Mo Yan review – the Chinese Nobel laureate’s award-winning novel
China’s brutal one-child policy is the backdrop for Mo Yan’s tale of village life. By Isabel Hilton
Mo Yan dismisses 'envious' Nobel critics
In first major interview since the award, novelist insists his portrayal as a Chinese 'state writer' is unfair
Critical eye
Book reviews roundup: Pow!, Sorry! and The Love-Charm of BombsWhat the critics thought of The Love-Charm of Bombs by Lara Feigel, Pow! by Mo Yan and Sorry! by Henry Hitchings
Salman Rushdie defends his right to call Mo Yan a 'patsy'
'It is not for Pankaj Mishra to tell me not to criticise the literature laureate,' writes Satanic Verses author in letter to Guardian
Pankaj Mishra: why Salman Rushdie should pause before condemning Mo Yan on censorship
The Nobel laureate's political choices are deplorable, but why don't we expose western novelists to the same scrutiny, asks Pankaj Mishra
Mo Yan accepts Nobel prize, defends 'necessary' censorship
Despite being branded a 'patsy' by Salman Rushdie after declining to sign petition calling for release of fellow Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, Mo Yan reiterated view that a level of censorship is 'necessary' in acceptance speech
Mo Yan's Nobel nod a 'catastrophe', says fellow laureate Herta Müller
German writer blasts decision to award this year's Nobel prize for literature to man who 'celebrates censorship'
Notes & Theories
What are the downsides of winning a Nobel prize?Nobel literature prize-winner expresses hope of Chinese dissident's release
Mo Yan wins Nobel prize for literature – video
Nobel prize 2012: a week guaranteed to unleash joy, dismay – and a collective 'who?'
William Trevor's odds for Nobel literature prize tumble
Haruki Murakami leads race for Nobel prize for literature
Ladbrokes gives Japanese novelist odds of 10/1, ahead of Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom and Mo Yan of China on 12/1
