Return to Painting

by Gao Xingjian

Book Overview

"Painting starts where words fail or are inadequate in expressing what one wants to express." -- Gao Xingjian, Harvard University Gazette

In December 2000, Gao Xingjian became the first Chinese-language writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In addition to having produced an impressive body of work in several genres -- fiction, plays, and essays -- this prolific artist has also distinguished himself as a painter.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060513543
• ISBN13: 9780060513542
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.9" x 24.0"