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Gao Xingjian
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1940
Gao Xingjian is a Chinese émigré and later French naturalized novelist, playwright, critic, painter, photographer, film director, and translator who in 2000 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity." He is also a noted translator, screenwriter, stage director, and a celebrated painter.
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About Gao Xingjian
Birth
1940
First book
1990
Years writing
36
Gao Xingjian is a Chinese émigré and later French naturalized novelist, playwright, critic, painter, photographer, film director, and translator who in 2000 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity." He is also a noted translator, screenwriter, stage director, and a celebrated painter.
Gao Xingjian is a multifaceted artist who excels in literature, painting, and film direction.
Born in China in 1940, he became a French citizen after moving to Europe in the late 1980s.
His masterpiece, Soul Mountain, is a cornerstone of contemporary literature that explores consciousness and exile.
Beyond his creative work, he has translated essential authors such as Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco into Chinese.
In 2000, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his linguistic ingenuity and universal vision.
