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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 Xingjian

Snow 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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My aim is to create a new and contemporary musical theatre based on the foundations of Eastern traditional drama, an omnipotent theatre of singing, movement, dialogue, and the martial arts." — Gao Xingjian

"Snow in August comes close to being Gao Xingjian's ideal theatre." —Gilbert C. F. Fong

"A welcome addition to the growing body of Gao's works available in English." —Alexander Huang, Asian Theatre Journal

Snow in August: Play by Gao Xingjian

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      Publisher The Chinese University Press
      Published 27 October 2004
      ISBN-13 9789629961015
      978-9629961015
      ISBN-10 9629961016
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      Literature: history and criticism Theatre studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 Xingjian

      Snow 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.

      Trade Review
      My aim is to create a new and contemporary musical theatre based on the foundations of Eastern traditional drama, an omnipotent theatre of singing, movement, dialogue, and the martial arts." — Gao Xingjian

      "Snow in August comes close to being Gao Xingjian's ideal theatre." —Gilbert C. F. Fong

      "A welcome addition to the growing body of Gao's works available in English." —Alexander Huang, Asian Theatre Journal

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