Dissident Chinese writer brands Mo Yan a 'state poet'
- Published: 14 Oct 2012 at 01.49
- Online news: Asia
Dissident Chinese writer Liao Yiwu, who lives in Germany, on Saturday savaged China's Nobel Prize-winning author Mo Yan as a "state poet", close to the communist regime.
Liao Yiwu is pictured at the 64th Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt, western Germany, on October 12. The dissident Chinese writer, who lives in Germany, on Saturday savaged China's Nobel Prize-winning author Mo Yan as a "state poet", close to the communist regime.
"I was shocked," Liao told German news magazine Der Spiegel, according to excerpts from an interview published on Saturday.
This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.
