Mo Yan's new book to debut amid craze

 Mo Yan's new book to debut¹ amid craze

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nobel Laureate Mo Yan's new book, a collection of three plays, will hit the market next week.

The book "Our Jing Ke" will be published by the New World Press, according to Chen Liming, board chairman of Beijing Genuine & Profound Culture Development Company. It is the only authorized² publishing company of the new book on the Chinese mainland.

Three plays, "Our Jing Ke", "Farewell to My Concubine" and "Wife of the Boiler³ Worker" will be included in the book.

On Friday, Chen said the play "Our Jing Ke" retells a story about Jing Ke, an assassin famous for his failed attempt to kill a king who later became China's first emperor nearly 2,000 years ago. The story is told from new perspectives.

"In the play, Jing Ke's assassination⁴ attempt is reinterpreted into a result of his desire for instant fame, rather than a result of chivalry⁵ and altruism," Chen said.

He did not say what the other two plays were about.

Chen said a new anthology of Mo's works, a combination of his novels and essays, will be published at the end of the month.

The publication of Mo's work comes amid a growing craze after the novelist became the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday.

The buying spree of Mo's books has left bookshops in Chinese cities with empty shelves.

Zhang Xuanyang, a publisher with the Beijing Genuine & Profound Culture Development Company, said more than 20 companies have contacted him to discuss the adaption Mo's works into films since his success on Thursday.

"Over 10 telecom companies and network operators are in contact with us for the electronic copyright of Mo's works," he said.

1 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

2 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

3 boiler   

n.锅炉；煮器(壶，锅等)

参考例句：

• That boiler will not hold up under pressure.那种锅炉受不住压力。
• This new boiler generates more heat than the old one.这个新锅炉产生的热量比旧锅炉多。

4 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

5 chivalry   

n.骑士气概，侠义；（男人）对女人彬彬有礼，献殷勤

参考例句：

• The Middle Ages were also the great age of chivalry.中世纪也是骑士制度盛行的时代。
• He looked up at them with great chivalry.他非常有礼貌地抬头瞧她们。