On March 13, 2024, as part of its ongoing lecture series, the Anton Mostert Mongolian Studies Center hosted a lecture by poet and translator Mo. Batbayar, titled "BACK SCENE IN LITERATURE: EXAMPLES OF YU HUAI'S ROMAN"

                The lecture began by discussing the relationship between the development of literature and a country’s economy, stating that the growth of literature is directly dependent on meeting daily needs, with subsequent developments emerging after those needs are fulfilled.

The speaker highlighted several key questions, such as:

• Why did a Nobel Prize winner emerge from the 1980s generation of Chinese writers, despite the large number of authors in China?
• What was the influence of the "Reform and Opening-up" policy on literature?
• What were the requirements and policies for revitalizing national literature?

                The speaker elaborated on these questions, explaining that the historical context and the results of China’s "Reform and Opening-up" policy played a significant role in the revitalization of national literature. In particular, he discussed how the literary works written since 1987, many of which were adapted into films, contributed to the country's development. The speaker also noted that, on one hand, there was encouragement from the government, while on the other, there was a growing demand from readers whose reading needs were not being met, thus creating fertile ground for new literary works.

                  The lecture continued with a discussion about Yu Hua’s journey from working as a dentist for five years to becoming a writer and creating his novels. The speaker shared memories of how Yu Hua wrote his novel To Live (also known as Living) and the process he went through in his creative endeavors.