Gao Xingjian Books

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Paperback. Pub Date :2010-05-21 192 English Harper Perennial From Chinas first-ever winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature comes an exquisite new book of fictions. none of which has ever been published before in English . A young couple on honeymoon visit a beautiful temple up in the mountains. and spend the day intoxicated by the tranquillity of the setting; a swimmer is paralysed by a sudden cramp and finds himself stranded far out to sea on a cold autumn day; a man reminisces about his beloved grandfather. who used to make his own fishing rods from lengths of crooked bamboo straightened over a fire ... Blending the crisp immediacy of the present moment with the soft afterglow of memory and nostalgia. these stories hum with simplicity and wisdom - and will delight anyone who loved Gaos bestselling novels. Soul Mountain and One Mans Bible.

The study of the interplay between the individual self and collective selves is an arena of rich theory and research in social psychology. Self and Social Identity is a collection of readings from the four-volume set of Blackwell Handbooks of Social Psychology that examine how group memberships shape the content of the individual's self concept and how the sense of self is expanded as a consequence of identification with other individuals and the group as a whole.

A Chinese man goes on a journey of self discovery in the distant regions of contemplating the disparaging effects of the cultural revolution.

When Gao Xingjian won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000, he became the only Chinese writer to achieve such international acclaim. The Chinese University Press is the first publisher of his work in the English language. Indeed, The Other Shore is one of the few works by the author available in English today. The Other Shore: Plays by Gao Xingjian contains five of Gao's most recent works: The Other Shore (1986), Between Life and Death (1991), Dialogue and Rebuttal (1992), Nocturnal Wanderer (1993), and Weekend Quartet (1995). With original imagery and in beautiful language, these plays illuminate the realities of life, death, sex, loneliness, and exile. The plays also show the dramatist's idea of the tripartite actor, a process by which the actor neutralizes himself and achieves a disinterested observation of his self in performance. An introduction by the translator describes the dramatist and his view on drama.

Featuring 50 images, this collection showcases a significant number of paintings from Gao Xingjian's private collection, offering a unique glimpse into the artist's work. The visual elements highlight the depth of his artistic vision and personal expression, making it a valuable resource for art enthusiasts and scholars alike.

"Auf dem Meer" präsentiert vier Erzählungen von Gao Xingjian, die bedeutende Wegmarken der chinesischen Literatur darstellen. In einem repressiven politischen Umfeld sucht der Autor nach Worten, um grundlegende Werte zu rehabilitieren. Mit Ernst, Ironie und skurrilen Wendungen entfalten die Erzählungen den einzigartigen Resonanzraum seines Schaffens.

"Toi qui as bien appris tout ce qu'il te faut apprendre, que vas-tu encore rechercher ?" Ce roman est avant tout un conte initiatique. Le héros, dont les médecins ont diagnostiqué à tort un cancer du poumon, renaît à la vie après avoir pactisé un temps avec la mort. Après une telle épreuve, il se met en quête de son Graal intérieur, symbolisé par la mystérieuse "Montagne de l'âme". Dans ce but, il sillonne sans fin son pays, une Chine post-révolution culturelle, qui n'en demeure pas moins enracinée dans son passé. À preuve, les récits fantastiques ou populaires, inspirés du patrimoine traditionnel chinois, que le narrateur égrène sur son chemin, à l'intention, le plus souvent, de la jeune femme dont il s'éprend. Chacun des personnages, désigné par un simple pronom personnel (et donc impersonnel !), apporte une couleur universelle à cet insolite roman picaresque. Gao Xingjian est peintre, dramaturge, essayiste, metteur en scène et traducteur (les surréalistes, Ionesco et Beckett). Il vit en Seine-Saint-Denis depuis les événements de Tiennamen. La Montagne de l'âme est son premier roman et le premier prix Nobel chinois. --Laure Anciel