This is one of the most important critical articles on soul mountain in english. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 510 pages and is available in paperback format. Gao xingjian born january 4, 1940 is a chinese emigre novelist, playwright, and critic who in 2000 was awarded the nobel prize for literature for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity. A novel from the nobel prizewinning author of international bestseller soul mountain. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1989, and was written by gao xingjian. A deeply enriching story of his journey, which is at the same time entertaining. Soul mountain xingjian gao, mabel lee in 1983, chinese playwright, critic, fiction writer, and painter gao xingjian was diagnosed with lung cancer and faced imminent death. The main characters of this fiction, cultural story are. Hes primarily a playwright, but hes written a couple of novels, and soul mountain was mentioned by the nobel committee as his magnum opus and the primary cause for the award. Pdf one mans bible book by gao xingjian free download.
Pdf soul mountain book by gao xingjian free download. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 464 pages and is available in paperback format. But six weeks later, a second examination revealed there was no cancerhe had won a second rep. Gao xingjian is the first, and only, chinese author to win the nobel prize for literature, which he won in 2000.
The novel is loosely based on the authors own journey into rural china, which was inspired by a false diagnosis of. He is also a noted translator particularly of samuel beckett and eugene ionesco, screenwriter, stage director, and a celebrated painter. I was both excited by the proposition of a chinese nobel laureate and fascinated by xingjian s personal trials when i chose to read his semiautobiographical novel. Theater at hong kong festival, a nobel laureate returns. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Soul mountain by gao xingjian book read online scribd. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
The novel is a part autobiographical, part fictional account of a mans journey to find the fabled mountain lingshan. Gao xingjian discussed his novel soul mountain, published by harpercollins, for which he was the first recipient to receive the nobel prize in literature for writing in chinese. The first edition of the novel was published in april 1999, and was written by gao xingjian. Gaos aesthetics and how these are embedded in his novel soul mountain. Seamlessly translated by the australian scholar mabel lee, soul mountain is a masterpiece of selfobservation set against a soulful denunciation of progress and practicality. But six weeks later, a second examination revealed there was no cancerhe had won a second reprieve from death. Lin zhaohuas production of gao xingjians of mountains and seas is the first time in more than two decades that a mainland chinese cast. Gao xingjian discussed his novel soul mountain, published by harpercollins, for which he was the first recipient to receive. Reading gao xingjians treatment of freedom in soul. Reading gao xingjians treatment of freedom in soul mountain and one mans bible in the sartrean framework. Xingjian gao born 1940 in ganzhou established his credentials as a writer in. In 1983, chinese playwright, critic, fiction writer, and painter gao xingjian was diagnosed with lung cancer and faced imminent death. The main characters of this fiction, literature story are. Read soul mountain by gao xingjian for free with a 30 day free trial.
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