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PRONUNCIATION OF GAO XINGJIAN

Gao Xingjian  [ɡaʊ ˈʃɪŋˈdʒjæn] play
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WHAT DOES GAO XINGJIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gao Xingjian

Gao Xingjian

Gao Xingjian is a Chinese émigré 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.” He is also a noted translator, screenwriter, stage director, and a celebrated painter. In 1998, Gao was granted French citizenship. Gao's drama is considered to be fundamentally absurdist in nature and avant-garde in his native China. His prose works tend to be less celebrated in China but are highly regarded elsewhere in Europe and the West.

Definition of Gao Xingjian in the English dictionary

The definition of Gao Xingjian in the dictionary is born 1940, Chinese dramatist, novelist, and dissident, living in France from 1987; his works include the play Chezhan and the novel Lingshan : Nobel prize for literature 2000.

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TRANSLATION OF GAO XINGJIAN

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Translator English - Chinese

高行健
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gao Xingjian
570 millions of speakers

English

Gao Xingjian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गाओ Xingjian
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

غاو كسينغجيان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гао Синцзянь
278 millions of speakers

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Gao Xingjian
270 millions of speakers

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গাও জিংজিয়ান
260 millions of speakers

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Gao Xingjian
220 millions of speakers

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Gao Xingjian
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Gao Xingjian
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Translator English - Japanese

高行健
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가오 Xingjian
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Gao Xingjian
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Cao Hành Kiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காவோ ஜிங்ஜியன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गाओ झिंगजियान
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Gao Xingjian
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Gao Xingjian
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Gao Xingjian
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Гао Синцзянь
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Gao Xingjian
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Gao Xingjian
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Gao Xingjian
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Gao Xingjian
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Gao Xingjian
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAO XINGJIAN»

Discover the use of Gao Xingjian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gao Xingjian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soul Mountain
In 1982 Chinese playwright, novelist and artist Gao Xingjian was diagnosed with lung cancer, the very disease which had killed his father.
Gao Xingjian, 2010
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One Man’s Bible
A novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author of international bestseller ‘Soul Mountain’. ‘Unforgettable. “One Man’s Bible” burns with a powerfully individualistic fire of intelligence and depth of feeling.’ New York Times
Gao Xingjian, 2010
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Gao Xingjian and Transcultural Chinese Theater
Students of modern and Chinese theater and literature, as well as those with an interest in comparative literature and cultural studies, will welcome this illuminating work that probes Gao Xingjian's transcultural creativity and its complex ...
Sy Ren Quah, 2004
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The Other Shore: Plays
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.
Xingjian Gao, 2000
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Escape and the Man who Questions Death
"This collection contains two plays by Gao Xingjian, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2000.
Xingjian Gao, 2007
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Ink paintings by Gao Xingjian: Nobel prize winner
This collection of over 60 ink paintings by Gao Xingjian represents his philosophy and painting style. Gao believes that the world cannot be explained and that artistic creation offers the only way to escape into meaning.
Xingjian Gao, 2002
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Occidentalism and Orientalism: Critically Framing Gao ...
I also explore Bus Stop from the perspective of the artists who created the work; Lin Zhaohua, Gao Xingjian, and actors Xiu Zongdi and Liu Jinrong, and the various techniques that were developed during the rehearsal process.
Carla Kirkwood, 2008
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Ink Dances in Limbo: Gao Xingjian's Writing as Cultural ...
This book is suitable for all readers who are interested in contemporary Chinese culture and literature. It is particularly valuable to students who are keen to engage with the issue of contemporary China-West cultural relationships.
Jessica Yeung, 2008
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Buying a Fishing Rod for my Grandfather
From China's first-ever winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature comes an exquisite book of fictions, none of which has ever been published before in English.
Gao Xingjian, 2010
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Return to Painting
This book also includes an important essay by Gao, who is considered an artistic innovator in his native China, both in the visual arts and in literature.
Gao Xingjian, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAO XINGJIAN»

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U.S. Premiere of BEHIND THE MASK Set for TNC, Now thru 7/12
In 1997, Yangtze Rep brought Gao XingJian, the 2000 Nobel laureate in literature, to New York to direct his play "Between Life and Death" at ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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Matthew Quick's 6 favorite books about reclaiming lost ideals
Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian (Harper Perennial, $16). This collection of words defies categorization. After learning that his terminal-cancer ... «The Week Magazine, Jun 15»
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Portraits of the makers of art
A few are equally proficient in both realms such as William Blake, Gao Xingjian or Ram Kumar, to name a few. There have been other bridges ... «The News on Sunday, Jun 15»
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Try This Novel Approach to Business Reading
As writer and Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian states in his interview with The Guardian,. "It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jun 15»
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If Xi Jinping Threw a Book Party...
Many others of the best are in exile: Gao Xingjian, Liao Yiwu, Su Xiaokang, Zheng Yi, Ma Jian, and others. Two of the most penetrating ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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From subway stations to frozen lakes—how the world practices yoga
Participants attend a monthly yoga class in a room with specially chosen artwork by artist Gao Xingjian at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of ... «Quartz, May 15»
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Shows of force
... season to works related to censorship: "1984," adapted from the George Orwell novel, Oct. 15-17, 22-25; "The Other Shore," by Gao Xingjian, ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, May 15»
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Performance and classical music listings
$18-$36. The Other Shore Gao Xingjian's avant-garde masterpiece. Closes 5/9. Princeton University, Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau St., ... «Philly.com, May 15»
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Princeton's Lewis Center for the Arts presenting 'The Other Shore …
PRINCETON — Nobel-prize winning playwright Gao Xingjian's avant-garde masterpiece The Other Shore will be presented by the Lewis ... «NJ.com, Apr 15»
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Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian to make annual Taiwan trip
Gao Xingjian, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000, will talk about cultural self-examination and his literary inspiration during an April ... «WantChinaTimes, Apr 15»

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