Nobel literature laureate Mo Yan is interviewed by Xinhua in his hometown Gaomi, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 12, 2012. The Swedish Academy awarded Chinese writer Mo Yan the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature Thursday in Stockholm, Sweden. Mo Yan said in a Friday interview that his works are closely related to his hometown. Mo Yan, a pseudonym for Guan Moye, was born in Gaomi of Shandong in February 1955. He started publishing literary works in 1981. His major works include "The Red Sorghum", "Big Breasts and Wide Hips", "Sandalwood Penalty" and "Frog". (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)