Literature

Gao Xingjian

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Gao Xingjian defies simplistic definitions of the 'Chinese writer-intellectual' in contemporary times. He wrote the first Chinese absurdist play and was instrumental in shaping the Chinese cultural landscape in the early 1980s.

In 1986, the Chinese authorities banned performances of his works, and not long after he left China and settled in Paris as a political refugee.

In 2000, he became the first writer in Chinese to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Gao's profound reflections on life and the human soul transcend linguistic, political or cultural boundaries.

Gao Xingjian will be talkng about the art of theatre, which he considers the ultimate art form. He will be speaking in Chinese and Dr Red Chan from the Centre for Translation Studies will translate for him into English.

On the morning of Thursday 15 May there will be an exclusive film screening of Gao's Silhouette/Shadow at the Teaching Grid, 2/F, Warwick Library. All Warwick staff and students are welcome. Gao will deliver a follow-up workshop at 11.15am. Places are limited, please email Dr Red Chan at red.chan@warwick.ac.uk if you wish to join.

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