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9789629960681

Snow in August

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  • ISBN13:

    9789629960681

  • ISBN10:

    9629960680

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-12-01
  • Publisher: Chinese Univ Pr
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Summary

From Gao Xingjian, a winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes a "major drama about life.Snow in Augustblends 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 Augustis 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 koancases 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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