2012年莫言获得了诺贝尔文学奖,这对于一直寻求文化走出去、希望获得国际认可的的中国文学界和文化界犹如打了一支强心剂,中国文学寻求世界地位的过程取得了重大的肯定。在获得诺贝尔文学奖前,莫言就已经跻身国内一流的文学家行列,和同时期的贾平凹、路遥、王安忆、陈忠实、刘震云等著名作家享誉国内文坛,这次获得诺贝尔奖,可以说才让莫言真正在国内作家中脱颖而出,成为具有国际影响力的中国作家。与同时期的作家不同的 Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012, which is like a tonic for Chinese literary and cultural circles who have been seeking to go global and wish to gain international recognition. The process of seeking Chinese status in the world has been greatly affirmed. Prior to winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, Mo Yan has become one of the best writers in the country and famous writers such as Jia Pingwa, Lu Yao, Wang Anyi, Chen Zhongshi and Liu Zhenyun have enjoyed a reputation in the domestic literary arena. This time they won the Nobel Prize. Only Mo Yan truly stand out in the domestic writers, becoming an influential Chinese writer. Different from contemporary writers