Snow in August Author:Gao Xingjian, Gilbert C.F. Fong From Gao Xingjian, a winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes a "major drama about life." Snow in August is based on the life of Huineng (AD 633-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism in Tang Dynasty China. Packed with the myriad sights and sounds of both the Eastern and Western theatrical traditions, the play exudes wonder... more » and mysticism. The many koan cases and the story of Huineng's enlightenment afford the audience fascinating vignettes of Gao's vision of life and existence -- an awareness of the Void and the need for a personal peace with oneself.« less