Yan made great contributions to current literary world with his concern of the masses, his criticism of frailties of our people as well as his exploration and experiments in his literary creation.

• 阎连科对底层劳苦大众的关注，对人们遗忘底层的反抗，对国民性弱点的批判，以及他对多种创作方法的探索和实验，都对新时期文学发展做出了重要贡献。