China Nobel winner calls for more attention to Chinese literature

China's Nobel literature winner Mo Yan on Thursday called for more attention on

Chinese literature from readers around the world, and said he would produce more

quality works in the future.

Speaking at a news conference in Stockholm days before he is expected to

receive his Nobel prize along with the winners in medicine, physics, chemistry

and economics, Mo Yan said he hoped that people would read more works from other

Chinese writers as well.

Asked about which one of his books he would recommend to western

readers, Mo Yan said he would choose "Life and Death are Wearing Me Out," as

"with a great imagination, the novel is like a fairy tale and reflects changes

in China over a long time."

He also voiced his support to young writers. "The hope of literature in

the future lies in young writers," said the Nobel Prize laureate.

Mo Yan, who arrived in Sweden on Thursday morning, was going to attend

activities of Nobel Week 2012 in Stockholm, including the Nobel Prize Award

Ceremony and the Nobel Banquet next Monday.