------ Chinesische Schriftsteller und Nobelpreisträger 2012 in Literatur Guan Moye, besser bekannt unter seinem Pseudonym Mo Yan bekannt, Front, wird dargestellt, während des Th
--FILE--Chinese novelist and winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature Guan Moye, better known by his pen name Mo Yan, front, is pictured during the opening ceremony of the 2013 Beijing International Forum on People to People Friendship in Beijing, China, 4 November 2013. The Writers Rich List, compiled by the reporter Wu Huaiyao and published by West China City News, is useful as it focuses attention, if only briefly, on the state of Chinese literature in a society that increasingly devalues the profession. Online writer Jiang Nan came in first this year, earning just over 25 million yuan (HK$31 million) in royalties. Nobel laureate Mo Yan was a close second, taking in 24 million yuan. Childrens author Zheng Yuanjie was third, at 18 million yuan. The Peoples Daily said a more appropriate name for the ranking would be Best Sellers List, given the inclusion of celebrities such as television anchor Meng Fei and film director Feng Xiaogang, whose books have sold well.
