Mo Yan awarded 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature (1/6)

Chinese writer Mo Yan is awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature at Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden, December 10, 2012. The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony for 2012 started at 4.30 p.m. local time (1530 GMT) with the Swedish royal anthem "The King's Song." King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf awarded Mo Yan the Nobel diploma, medal and a document confirming the prize amount. Mo Yan, dressed in black tailcoat, went slowly up to his seat on the stage with the other Nobel Prize winners. [Photo: CNS]