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Jian Xing
A Nobel Prize-winning writer, playwright, and artist, he is known for work that blends Chinese literary traditions with modern experimental forms. His writing often explores memory, freedom, exile, and the search for meaning.
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文子
by Jian Xing
About the author
Born in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, in 1940, Gao Xingjian studied French literature in Beijing and went on to work as a translator, dramatist, novelist, and critic. His plays and prose helped introduce bold new theatrical and literary approaches to Chinese-language writing, even as some of his work drew official criticism.
In 1987 he settled in France, where he later became a French citizen. His best-known works include Soul Mountain and One Man's Bible, and in 2000 he received the Nobel Prize in Literature for writing praised for its originality and emotional depth.
Gao Xingjian is also an accomplished painter and stage director, and that wider artistic life shapes the feel of his books. Across genres, his work is often reflective, visually vivid, and deeply interested in the inner life of the individual.