''It''sasifIamunderasocialmicroscope'':Mo
IreceivedtheNobelPrizewithtrepidation.I''mwellawarethatquiteafewwritersintheworldarequalifiedtowintheaward,andmanyChinesewriterswritestoriesasgoodasmine.
IneverthoughtoftheNobelwhenIstartedtowrite.NotjusttheNobel,IneverthoughtaboutwinninganyawardinChina.Somehowtherewasthemotivationtoachievefameandwealthtochangemylivingconditions.Butmoreimportantistheurgetotellstoriesandtoexpresssomething.
NoblelaureateinliteratureMoYantakesquestionsfromreportersinBeijingonThursday.ThewritermadehisfirstappearanceinBeijingafterhewontheprizeandgaveaspeechataseminarheldbytheChineseAcademyofArtsonThursday.LiaoPan/ChinaNewsService?
IwasfascinatedbyliteratureandartsfromayoungageandlovedtodescribethingsandpeopleIadoretoothers.
ThemenIadmiredmostwerethestorytellers.Thereweremanykindsofstorytellersinmyhometown,inthelocalmarket,thefieldsandevenatthestables.Iwasalisteneraswellasare-teller.Iretoldthestoriestomyparentsandbrothers.Theydidnotlikeitatfirst,buthadtogetusedtoit.Mymotherallowedmetogotothemarketandtheneighboringvillagestolistentostories.Everynight,shedidneedleworkbyoillampwhilelisteningtometellingstories.Sometimes,IcouldnotrememberclearlywhatIheardfromthestorytellers,soIhadtocreatestoriesmyself.ThatwashowIstartedtocreatestories.
It''seasytowriteonestory,butveryhardtokeepwritingandinnovating.Ihavetokeepstrugglingwithmyselfandchallengingmyself.Ofcourse,Ihaveastrongwilltocreatesomethingnew,butcannotavoiddifficulties.
I''veheardallkindsofpraiseandcriticism.Thanksforthebeautifulpraisethatencouragedmetogoon,andIalsofeelgratefulforthesharpcriticism,whichhelpedmeimprovemyself.
ReceivingtheNobelPrizewasabaptismtome.TheheateddiscussionabouttheawardandmewasamirrorthroughwhichIsawpeoples''hearts,thestateofsociety,andmoreimportantly,myself.
TheInternetandsocialmediaprovidemetheopportunitytoknowdifferentpeople''scommentsaboutme.Iwouldfeeluncomfortableaboutsomeharshcriticismatonepoint,butlaterIwouldfindsomethingreasonableinit.Nowit''sasifIamunderasocialmicroscope.I''mnotmyself,butanobserver.Andthatguyunderthemicroscopeisnotmyself,butawriternamedMoYan.
ChinaDailyreporterChenJiecompiledthearticlebasedonMoYan''sspeechdeliveredatacelebrationmeetingheldbytheChineseAcademyofArtsonThursdaymorning.
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