One Man's Bible [electronic resource]
Gao Xingjian2011
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the eagerly-awaited new novel from Gao Xingjian, the first Chinese recipient of
the Nobel Prize for Literature. Full of wisdom, wit, pain and redemption, One
Man's Bible is a book which sets out to make sense of the horror that was
China's Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). there has been much written about this
period, and the Chinese people are often portrayed as innocent victims,
powerless to stop the government stamping any cultural pursuit that wasn't
state-sanctioned. Gao argues however that everyone - from paddy-field worker to
government cadre - was complicit and should take responsibility for what
happened. Some 30 years later, the book's main character reflects on the tragedy
and absurdity which swept through China under Mao's rule, recalling the endless
rounds of recrimination and the policing of every word and deed - how nothing
that did not conform to the mandates of the state or the Party was allowed and
anyone who dared speak out was denounced, imprisoned or ki...
Main title:
One Man's Bible [electronic resource] / Gao Xingjian
Author:
Gao Xingjian, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : 4th Estate, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (560 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780730498711
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
429117
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |