{"product_id":"snow-in-august-play-by-gao-xingjian-9789629961015","title":"Snow in August: Play by Gao Xingjian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Gao Xingjian, a winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes a \"major drama about life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSnow 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSnow in August\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSnow in August\u003c\/i\u003e comes close to being Gao Xingjian's ideal theatre.\"  —Gilbert C. F. Fong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A welcome addition to the growing body of Gao's works available in English.\" —Alexander Huang, \u003ci\u003eAsian Theatre Journal\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"The Chinese University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473253732695,"sku":"9789629961015","price":10.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789629961015.jpg?v=1744905871","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/snow-in-august-play-by-gao-xingjian-9789629961015","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}