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Gao Xingjian

Gao Xingjian

Chinese Novelist

Born: Jan 4, 1940

Literature Myself People Political Writing You

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It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth. Gao Xingjian

Life Truth You Mask Tell True True Life Fiction Literature Found

If you want to do anything, do it now, without compromise or concession, because you have only one life. Gao Xingjian

Life You Only Compromise Because Without Concession Want Anything Now

The destruction of Chinese traditional culture didn't start in 1949. It started long before that, with the succession of revolutions. It was particularly bad during the Cultural Revolution, the destruction of traditional Chinese culture. Gao Xingjian

Culture Destruction Long Before Revolution Bad Particularly Traditional Cultural Revolutions Chinese Chinese Culture Succession Start Started

Literature is higher than politics, if not actually above politics. Gao Xingjian

Politics Above Higher Than Literature Actually

I was born Chinese, and I write in Chinese. I don't think there's any need to evade this... to a writer, as to a person, what matters is not his political label or his nationality, but whether he is a person and whether his work is worth looking at. Gao Xingjian

Work Worth Political Looking Matters Think Born Write Writer He His Label Person Any Nationality Whether Chinese Need

When fashion sweeps in, artists follow suit. I think this is the malady of contemporary art. Gao Xingjian

Art Fashion Think Follow Contemporary Contemporary Art Malady Artists Suit

When I lived in China, my works were already being banned, and I couldn't publish. In those days, when I was in China, I was writing for myself, so that's the process of writing for myself that was the most important thing. Gao Xingjian

Myself Writing Important Publish Those Days Most Most Important Thing Important Thing Were Being The Most Important Banned Process China Works Lived Thing

When I completed writing 'Soul Mountain,' I more or less closed the accounts with China for myself. I was 50 years old when I left, so China is already within me. Gao Xingjian

Myself Me Soul Writing Old Closed Completed More More Or Less Within Years Left Mountain Accounts China Less

When I first heard that I had won the prize, I thought that it was something for myself, that it was something personal, recognition of my writings. But there is such a strong reaction from Chinese people in particular. It's been very passionate, overwhelming and passionate, Chinese people from all over the world. Gao Xingjian

Myself People World Strong Thought First Overwhelming Recognition Something Had Writings Over Particular Reaction Passionate Been Heard Won Very Prize Personal Chinese Chinese People

Various political parties, even if they're in direct opposition with one another, still say they are the spokesperson for the people. The writer must speak his own words and not get mixed up with politics. Gao Xingjian

Politics People Words Speak Political Own Say Must Direct Various Writer Spokesperson For The People Parties Another Still Mixed His Opposition Up Political Parties Get Even

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