Chinese writer MO Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature (文学). He is the first Chinese_24__ has won the prize.
Mo Yan was born into a family in Shandong __25__ 1955. He left school at the age of twelve, first on a farm and_ 26__ in a factory. In 1976 he __27__ the PLA and during this time he began to study __28__. His first story came out in 1981. He was written many famous books about his childhood and his hometown. Many of his books have translated into English, French and many other ___29__.
Mo Yan’s winning of the Nobel Prize is bringing more confidence (自信) to the nation’s young __30___.