by Gao Xingjian · Planeta DeAgostini · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467411980
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«La montaña del alma» is the novel by Gao Xingjian, published by Planeta DeAgostini in hardcover (651 pages, in Spanish).
The novel begins when two cups of tea clash on the table of a train compartment, leading to the encounter between two strangers who embark together on a long journey. Gao Xingjian paints a broad portrait of China, its people and customs, blending memory, identity and spiritual quest in an exploration of the human condition.
It belongs to the Biblioteca Oriental collection, with translation by Liao Yanping and José Ramón Monreal from the original Chinese Lingshan. Its author received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2000.
Suitable for readers of literary fiction interested in Chinese culture, travel narratives and the work of a Nobel Prize-winning author.
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.
