Nobel laureate's new book debuts   

莫言新作北京首发 自序称要“盯着人写”

中国作家莫言获诺贝尔文学奖引发的“莫言热”还在持续，一时间大有“洛阳纸贵”之势。17日，莫言最新文集和剧作集《我们的荆轲》在北京首发，为这股热潮再添“一把火”。在这本新作自序中，莫言自称要“盯着人写”，并表示今后将“敢对自己下狠手，用放大镜盯着自己写。”

Beijing (CNS) -- Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan's new book "Our Jing Ke" hit the Chinese market on Wednesday.

Only 100 copies were on sale at a bookstore near Deshengmen in Beijing, causing many fans to arrive early in the morning.

The book is Mo's first collection of plays, and 200,000 copies of the first pressing will be available at bookstores nationwide next week, according to Chen Wangzhi, marketing director of the Beijing Genuine & Profound Culture Development Company.

More than 5,000 copies had been pre-ordered by Dangdang.com and 360buy.com as of Wednesday morning, Chen said.

The book includes three plays, "Our Jing Ke", "Farewell My Concubine" and "Wife of the Boiler Worker."