One Man's Bible: A Novel - Brossura

Gao, Xingjian

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060936266 ISBN 13: 9780060936266

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2003

Riassunto

A fictionalized account of the author's life under Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution describes how the political climate of Beijing rendered his home one of perpetual fear for its citizens, and discusses his troubled relationships and his decision to live in exile. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

“Unforgettable ... One Man’s Bible burns with a powerfully individualistic fire of intelligence and depth of feeling.” (New York Times)

“Perhaps the most powerful thing Gao has ever written.” (New York Review of Books)

“[Gao] paints a stark, unforgiving picture of the results of Mao’s regime and of the Cultural Revolution.” (Denver Post)

“Dreamlike .... elegant and haunting.” (Boston Globe)

“A remarkable achievement.” (Christian Science Monitor)

“450 brilliant pages of reflection, self-reflection and redemption.” (Ruminator Review)

“Conveys that profound sense of dislocation human beings can sometimes feel, when looks back on one’s own life.” (Baltimore Sun)

L'autore:

Gao Xingjian (whose name is pronounced gow shing-jen) is the first Chinese recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in 1940 in Jiangxi province in eastern China, he has lived in France since 1987. Gao Xingjian is an artistic innovator, in both the visual arts and literature. He is that rare multitalented artist who excels as novelist, playwright, essayist, director, and painter. 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 United States.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060936266
• ISBN 13: 9780060936266
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 464