Q. Who among the following was the first Chinese to receive the Nobel Prize for literature?
Answer: Mo Yan
Notes: Mo Yan was the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012. His first work was published in 1981. Mo Yan is known for his imaginative and humanistic fiction, which became popular in the 1980s. His work merges folk tales, history, and the contemporary with hallucinatory realism. His notable works include Red Sorghum Clan, The Republic of Wine, and Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out. The latest Chinese Nobel laureate was Liu Xiaobo, who was awarded the Peace Prize in 2010.