Pdf one mans bible book by gao xingjian free download 464. Unless gaos internationally acclaimed plays are a lot better than his fiction, its hard to understand why this writer was awarded a nobel prize. In addition to soul mountain and one man s bible, a book of his plays, the other shore, and a volume of his paintings, return to painting, have been published in. The chiang kaishek one made a tinkle, compared with the clank of the thick and heavy yuan shikai big bald head.
In a hong kong hotel room in 1996, gao xingjians lover, marguerite, stirs up his memories of childhood and early adult life. One mans bible may be seen as a contest between two views of the past. In a hong kong hotel room in 1996, gao xingjian s lover, marguerite, stirs up his memories of childhood and early adult life under the shadow of mao. The history of literature confirms plutarch, who wrote, you will find few of the wisest and most intelligent men buried in their own countries. In this case, i refer to the nobel laureate gao xingjians latest novel, one mans bible, which is a fictionalized account of his life just before and during the cultural revolution in china. In one mans bible, gao xingjian juxtaposes two time periods. Octavo, original black and yellow paper boards, original dust jacket. One man s bible is a fictionalized account of gao xingjian s life under the chinese communist regime. One mans bible quotes showing 111 of 11 another issue was language, the problem of expressing these themes in language and the problem of how much one can articulate in language.
Gao xingjian grew up during the aftermath of the japanese invasion, his father was a bank official and his mother an. One mans bible quotes showing 111 of 11 another issue was language, the problem of expressing these themes in language and the problem of how much. The protagonist of one mans bible is a middleaged writer from china who has been living in western exile already for years and who tries to exist only in the instant avoiding all thoughts of a past that sometimes still haunts him in nightmares. He is that rare multitalented artist who excels as novelist, playwright, essayist, director, and painter. Buy one mans bible new ed by gao xingjian, mabel lee isbn. In this case, i refer to the nobel laureate gao xingjian s latest novel, one man s bible, which is a fictionalized account of his life just before and during the cultural revolution in china. See all books authored by gao xingjian, including lingshan, and gei wo laoye mai yugan zhoumo sichongzou, and more on. Sep 16, 2003 one man s bible is a fictionalized account of gao xingjian s life under the chinese communist regime. Gao xingjian biographical g ao xingjian, born january 4, 1940 in ganzhou jiangxi province in eastern china, is today a french citizen. Writer of prose, translator, dramatist, director, critic and artist. Gao xingjian books list of books by author gao xingjian.
Moving between the nightmare of the cultural revolution and the tentative, limited liberties of the china of the 1990s, one mans bible weaves memories of a beijing boyhood and amorous encounters in hong kong with a fictionalized account of gao xingjians life under the communist regime where a single sentence spoken ten years earlier can. In a hong kong hotel room in 1996, gao xingjians lover, marguerite, stirs up his memories of childhood and early adult life under the shadow of mao. Maybe the title is just misleading no fault of the translation. But in 196676, all foreignlanguage books were banned.
At the height of the cultural revolution, rather than risk having to face dire consequences for his accumulated writings, he burned several kilos of manuscripts ten plays. Buy one man s bible new ed by gao xingjian, mabel lee isbn. One mans bible, 1999 poem edit while being forced to work as a peasant a form of education under the cultural revolution in the 1970s, gao xingjian produced many plays, short stories, poems and critical pieces that he had to eventually burn to avoid the consequences of his dissident literature being. Gao xingjian, quote from one mans bible prior to that i had written many works but i was unable to present them for publication, in fact i had burned them all. One mans bible belongs to that sad class of books sold on the strength of their authors having won a prize. Gao xingjian is an artistic innovator, in both the visual arts and literature. One mans bible gao xingjian ebook harpercollins publishers. In one mans bible, gao gives us a profound meditation on a life marked by personal and like another nobel prize winner, aleksandr solzhenitsyn, gao xingjian, chinas leading novelist and playwright, mixes autobiographical details with fictional techniques to create indelible portraits of daily life under a harsh, dehumanizing political regime. Gao xingjian prose excerpt from one mans bible by gao xingjian. Following on the heels of his highly praised soul mountain, this later work is as candid as the first, and written with the same grace and beauty. Gao fears that his hotel room is being videotaped by his nemeses in beijing. 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.
One mans bible by gao xingjian, translated by mabel lee 450pp, flamingo. It was one of the most obscure decisions taken by that mysterious committee in stockholm. One mans bible book by professor gao xingjian 2 available. In one mans bible, the narrator is both participant in the cultural. The first edition of the novel was published in april 1999, and was written by gao xingjian. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It is a place where a single sentence spoken ten years earlier can make one an. One mans bible by gao xingjian, translated by mabel lee in. Gao xingjian s semiautobiographical novel, one man s bible, is the first i have encountered, and the results are hauntingly devastating. Daily life is riddled with paranoia and fear, and governm. Gao writes things like she is too intelligent to be a woman. Moving between the nightmare of the cultural revolution and the tentative, limited liberties of the china of the 1990s, one man s bible weaves memories of a beijing boyhood and amorous encounters in hong kong with a fictionalized account of gao xingjian s life under the communist regime where a single sentence spoken ten years earlier can. He is also a noted translator particularly of samuel beckett and eugene ionesco, screenwriter. Gao xingjian grew up during the aftermath of the japanese invasion, his father was a bank official and his mother an amateur actress who stimulated the young gaos interest in the theatre.
Daily life is riddled with paranoia and fear, and government propaganda turns citizens against one another. Pdf one mans bible 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. The main characters of this fiction, literature story are. One man s bible may be seen as a contest between two views of the past. Gao wants to cut himself off from it completely a markedly unchinese attitude while margarethe, departing from the stereotype of the pragmatic, presentoriented westerner, insists that. In addition to soul mountain and one mans bible, a book of his plays, the other shore, and a volume of his paintings, return to painting, have been published in. Gao wants to cut himself off from it completely a markedly unchinese attitude while margarethe, departing from the stereotype of the pragmatic, presentoriented westerner, insists that the past must be remembered, honored, understood. First american edition, signed and dated by the first chinese winner of the nobel prize for literature on the half title. One mans bible is the second novel by nobel prizewinning author gao xingjian to appear in english. One mans bible ebook by gao xingjian 9780061760303. Set during the cultural revolution, the novel stars an alterego of gao who reflects on his previous experiences around the world. Throughout the book, the chapters alternate between the narrator describing. Gao xingjians semiautobiographical novel, one mans bible, is the first i have encountered, and the results are hauntingly devastating.
In the recent past, there are the memories of the unnamed protagonist during mainland chinas disastrous cultural revolution. His writing embodies a silence that is hard achieved and even harder to sustain. Free download or read online one mans bible pdf epub book. The story opens in a hong kong hotel in 1996 with the unnamed chinese narrator an internationally successful playwright and his temporary paramour, a white jewish woman of german descent named margarethe. In addition to soul mountain and one mans bible, a book of his plays, the other shore, and a volume of his paintings, return to painting. One mans bible hardcover september 1, 2002 by gao xingjian author 3. It is a place where a single sentence spoken ten years earlier can make one an enemy of the state. Otherwise, alas, one mans bible is repetitive, discursive, and declamatory to a degree that leaches away far too much of the drama inherent in its content. Soul mountain by gao xingjian and a great selection of related books. Gao xingjian, born january 4, 1940 in ganzhou jiangxi province in eastern china, is today a french citizen.
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