Gao Xingjian

American  

[gou shing-jyahn] / ˈgaʊ ˈʃɪŋˈdʒyɑn /

noun

1. born 1940, French novelist and playwright, born in China: Nobel Prize 2000.

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Gao Xingjian British  

/ ɡaʊ ˈʃɪŋˈdʒjæn /

noun

1. born 1940, Chinese dramatist, novelist, and dissident, living in France from 1987; his works include the play Chezhan ( Bus Stop , 1983) and the novel Lingshan ( Soul Mountain , 1989): Nobel prize for literature 2000

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Example Sentences

After the fair, still seeking answers, I traveled to Paris to interview Gao Xingjian, the 2000 Nobel laureate.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2012

The only other Chinese winner was Gao Xingjian, who took the 2000 prize, but he lives in exile as a French citizen and his works are banned on the mainland.

From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2012

The last Chinese-born winner was Gao Xingjian in 2000, although he was living in France by that time and had taken French citizenship.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2012

A Chinese emigre to France, Gao Xingjian, won in 2000 for his absurdist dramas and inventive fiction, especially the novel Soul Mountain.

From Time • Oct. 11, 2012

No Asian writer has won since Gao Xingjian in 2000, and it wouldn't surprise me if the Nobel committee looked East for this year's laureate.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2012