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Soul Mountain
Soul Mountain
Author: Gao Xingjian
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2000. Part travel diary, part philosophy, part love story, 'Soul Mountain' is an elegant, unforgettable novel that journeys deep into the heart of modern-day China. In 1982 Chinese playwright, novelist and artist Gao Xingjian was diagnosed with lung cancer, the very disease that had killed his father. Fo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780732281373
ISBN-10: 0732281377
Publication Date: 8/25/2004
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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dizreader avatar reviewed Soul Mountain on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
There are view books I've read that left me so involved with the spirit of the writer as I climbed with the author into both the mountain, its mist, and the author. I felt enveloped, and confused with what was the mountain and what was his quest, as we began to resolve it; an unearthly awareness came to him as it was simultaneously revealed to the reader. Beautifully written, yet from a culture I have only begun to learn from. Completely absorbing.
buzzby avatar reviewed Soul Mountain on + 6062 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Could be an interesting book, I had trouble because it is a translation, which tend not to grab me quickly. Sounds like a Chinese Jack Kerouac.
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Helpful Score: 1
Wonderful, a true gem.
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long, but worth the trip
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first you might read this one if you are searching PBS for an addition to a author charllenge (those X authors are hard to come by). Upon reading it you come to realize it is like no other novel you will ever read.