That Gao Xin-jian was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature has added the last fugitive of the socialist camp to the series of awarded dissented writers in the 20th century.

• 高行健获诺贝尔文学奖,为诺贝尔文学奖的20世纪“持不同政见”获奖系列增添了最后一个社会主义阵营的逃亡者。