One man s bible by gao xingjian, translated by mabel lee 450pp, flamingo. Wjf jenner is unimpressed with one mans bible, the latest offering from chinas nobel laureate, gao xingjian. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Gao xingjian, winner of the nobel prize in literature, is a cosmopolitan writer, deeply rooted in the chinese past while influenced by paragons of western. One mans bible is a fictionalized account of gao xingjians life under the.
One man s bible belongs to that sad class of books. Set during the cultural revolution, the novel stars an alterego of gao who reflects on his previous experiences around the world. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. In the same circling, ruminative vein as his nobel. The main characters of this fiction, literature story are. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 464 pages and is available in paperback format. Read one mans bible a novel by gao xingjian available from rakuten kobo. The first edition of the novel was published in april 1999, and was written by gao xingjian.
Polyphony embodied freedom and fate in gao xingjians writings. One man s bible is a fictionalized account of gao xingjian s life under the chinese communist regime. Throughout the book, the chapters alternate between the narrator describing. Free download or read online one mans bible pdf epub book. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
To be left alone to do the things that one really wants, to. However, the quality of book itself is just like the description of seller, a little bit dirty and curves of the front and back covers. One man s bible by gao xingjian from chinas nobel laureate, the story of a writer who survived the cultural revolution and the price he paid to do so. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device. In his second novel to be translated into english, gao combines the form of the chinese travel journal with a novelistic technique that milan kundera a kindred. One mans bible ebook by gao xingjian 9780061760303. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading one man s bible. One man s bible belongs to that sad class of books sold on the strength of their authors having won a prize. Like another nobel prize winner, aleksandr solzhenitsyn, gao xingjian, chinas. Daily life is riddled with paranoia and fear, and government propaganda turns citizens against one another. It is a place where a single sentence spoken ten years earlier can make one an enemy of the state. Browse by subjectbrowse by seriesdownload catalogebooks.
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