Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Oct 11, 2012. After the news was released, many people rushed to bookstores to purchase Mo's works.
According to a staff member from Xidan Beijing Books Building, nine of his books, including the latest novel "Frog", were sold out within one hour after the store opened in the morning of Oct 12, 2012.
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A customer buys more than ten of Mo Yan's books at Xidan Beijing Books Building on Oct 12, 2012 in Beijing. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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A Chinese learner from Sweden picks Mo Yan's books in the evening of Oct 11, 2012 at Xinhua Bookstore in Wangfujing, Beijing. [Photo/Xinhua] |