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Soul Mountain
Soul Mountain
Author: Gao Xingjian, Mabel Lee (Translator)
In 1983 Chinese playwright, critic, fiction writer, and painter Gao Xingjian (pronounced gow shing-jen) was diagnosed with lung cancer and faced imminent death.  But six weeks later, a second examination revealed there was no cancer -- he had won "a reprieve from death" and had been thrown back into the world of the living.  ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780066210827
ISBN-10: 0066210828
Publication Date: 12/5/2000
Pages: 528
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  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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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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Helpful Score: 1
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.


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