Soul Mountain
by Xingjian, Gao; Mabel Lee (Translation)
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About This Item
Soul Mountain, Xingjian, Gao; Mabel Lee (Translation). Published by HarperCollins, New York, 2000. First American Edition, First Printing. Translated from the Chinese by Mabel Lee. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 510 pp. Burgundy quarter-cloth over tan boards. Volume and unclipped jacket are in fine condition without markings, tears etc. A very collectible copy of the book which won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000.
Synopsis
Soul Mountain is a novel by 2000 Nobel Prize winning Chinese author Gao Xingjian, first published in Chinese in 1990. It was first published in the United States in English in December 5, 2000, and was translated by Mabel Lee. The novel is a product of the author's journey in rural areas of China, inspired by a false diagnosis of fatal lung cancer. The novel is a part autobiographical, part fictional account of a man's journey to find the fabled mountain Lingshan.
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- Title
- Soul Mountain
- Author
- Xingjian, Gao; Mabel Lee (Translation)
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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