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Gao Xingjian

4 Jan 1940 -

Gao Xingjian (高行健 in Chinese - born January 4, 1940) is an exiled Chinese 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 (particularly of Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco), screenwriter, stage director, and a celebrated painter.
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  • Cover of: Le livre d'un homme seul

    First published in 2000 20 editions in 5 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition ellibroduunhombr00gaox Cover of edition onemansbiblenove00gaox Cover of edition onemansbible0000gaox Cover of edition onemansbible00xing
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  • Cover of: The other shore: plays

    First published in 1999 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mei you zhu yi

    First published in 1996 3 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2003 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Return to Painting

    First published in 2002 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Zhou mo si chong zou

    First published in 1996 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Case for Literature

    First published in 2007 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Gao Xingjian: aesthetics and creation

    First published in 2000 2 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Une canne à pêche pour mon grand-père

    First published in 2001 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition unecanneapechepo0000gaox_v7a8
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  • Cover of: La fuite

    First published in 1992 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Kramp: verhalen

    First published in 2001 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Buy a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather ('Gei wo lao ye mai yu gan', in traditional Chinese, NOT in English)

    First published in 2001 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: La fuite

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  • Cover of: Mei you zhu yi (Without isms, in traditional Chinese, NOT in English)

    First published in 2000 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Mother ('Mu qin', in traditional Chinese, NOT in English)

    First published in 2001 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Of mountains and seas: a tragicomedy of the Gods in three acts

    First published in 2008 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Shan hai jing zhuan (Gao Xingjian xi ju liu zhong)

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: City of the Dead and Song of the Night

    First published in 2015 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather Gao Xingjian

    First published in 2005 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Buying a fishing rod for my grandfather

    First published in 2004 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Chinese drama, Translations into English, Drama, Chinese literature, History, Literature, Chinese Short stories, Criticism and interpretation, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Fiction, History and criticism, Philosophy, Theater, 18.86 Chinese language and literature, Aesthetics, Anecdotes, Authors, chinese, Authorship, Children's stories, Chinese, China, fiction, Chinese Arts, Chinese Ink painting, Chinese Mythology, Chinese drama, translations into english, Chinese language
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China
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Xingjian Gao
Time
20th century, Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976

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Alternative names

  • Xingjian Gao
  • 高行健
  • Gao Gao Xingjian
  • GAO XINGJIAN

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October 12, 2022 Edited by tmanarl Added new photo
October 10, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 23, 2021 Edited by LeadSongDog Edited without comment.
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 22, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors