Gao Xingjian

[ gou shing-jyahn ]

noun

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

Gao Xingjian

/ ɡaʊ ˈʃɪŋˈdʒjæn /

noun

1. Gao Xingjian1940MChineseTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: novelistPOLITICS: dissident 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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Why is he the first official Chinese national to win the literature prize when Gao Xingjian won in 2000?

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