Snow in August
by
Xingjian Gao
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
9629961016
ISBN-13
9789629961015
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Imprint
The Chinese University Press
Country of Manufacture
HK
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 27th, 2004
Print length
88 Pages
Weight
210 grams
Dimensions
15.20 x 22.80 x 0.90 cms
Product Classification:
Theatre studiesPoetryPlays, playscriptsLiterature: history & criticism
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From Gao Xingjian, a winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes a "major drama about life. Snow in August blends Eastern and Western cultures. In form, there are elements of Shakespearean and Greek tragedy, but in spirit, it embodies a uniquely Eastern sensibility."-Gao XingjianSnow 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 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 ¢w an awareness of the Void and the need for a personal peace with oneself.
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