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Gao xingjian began writing soul mountain, the introspective and experimental novel key to his winning the nobel prize in literature, in beijing in the summer of 1982. Click download or read online button to get gao xingjian book now. In 1983, chinese playwright, critic, fiction writer, and painter gao xingjian was diagnosed. The main characters of this fiction, literature story are. The result of this epic voyage of discovery is soul mountain. In 1983 chinese playwright, critic, fiction writer, and painter gao xingjian pronounced gow shingjen was diagnosed with lung cancer and faced imminent death. Download one mans bible ebook for free in pdf and epub format.
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