Documentary series looks at the lives of 6 Chinese authors

Nobel Literature Prize winner Mo Yan says he is the kind of person who dislikes to be on camera, but the novelist has agreed to "star" in an upcoming documentary series.

Literary Hometowns, a six-episode production that will air on China Central Television's documentary channel from June 8, features Mo and five other authors, Liu Zhenyun, Jia Pingwa, Alai, Chi Zijian and Bi Feiyu. One appears in each episode.

Mo, Liu and Alai, along with the documentary's creators, attended a ceremony to launch the series at Beijing Normal University on May 25.