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BEIJING (Reuters) – Mo Yan, who has won the Nobel literature prize, was forced to drop out of primary school and herd cattle during China’s Cultural Revolution and was sometimes so destitute he ate tree bark and weeds to survive. But Mo, 57, credits this early suffering for inspiring his works which tackle corruption, decadence in Chinese society, China’s family planning policy and rural life. “Loneliness and hunger were my fortunes of creation”, the author of the novel Red Sorghum said once. . . .

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