Mo Yan's writing won China's first Nobel Prize in Literature, but is it patriotic enough for Xi Jinping's China?
That's the question at the centre of a high-profile lawsuit that has driven a debate about nationalism in China in recent weeks.
Patriotic blogger Wu Wanzheng, who goes by "Truth-Telling Mao Xinghuo" online, filed a claim against the novelist last month under a 2018 law that made insulting heroes and martyrs a crime punishable by up to three years in prison.
Mr Wu claims that Mr Mo's books smeared the ruling Communist Party's reputation, "beautified" enemy Japanese soldiers and insulted former revolutionary leader Mao Zedong.
Patriotic campaigns have become more common in recent years in China, as online nationalists attack journalists, writers and other public figures they say have offended the country's dignity.
But it is unusual for a figure as prominent as Mr Mo to be targeted.
"Since Xi Jinping came to power, he incited a wave of 'aggressive patriotism' such as building a cult of personality, obsession with catching spies and anti-West sentiments," says Murong Xuecun, a well-known Chinese writer who lives in exile in Australia.