Snow in August

Play by Gao Xingjian

Gilbert C. F. Fong, Xingjian Gao, Professor Gilbert C F Fong

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The Chinese University Press
27 October 2004

Dance & Performing arts; Literary studies: general

"From Gao Xingjian, a winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes a ""major drama about life.

Snow in August blends Eastern and Western cultures. In form, there are elements of Shakespearean and Greek tragedy, but in spirit, it embodies a uniquely Eastern sensibility.""-Gao Xingjian

Snow in August is based on the life of Huineng (AD 633-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism in Tang Dynasty China. Packed with the myriad sights and sounds of both the Eastern and Western theatrical traditions, the play exudes wonder and mysticism. The many koan cases and the story of Huineng's enlightenment afford the audience fascinating vignettes of Gao's vision of life and existence ?w an awareness of the Void and the need for a personal peace with oneself."

By: Xingjian Gao
Translated by: Gilbert C. F. Fong, Professor Gilbert C F Fong
Imprint: The Chinese University Press
Country of Publication: Hong Kong
Dimensions: Height: 25mm, Width: 15mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 397g
ISBN: 9789629961015
ISBN 10: 9629961016
Pages: 88
Publication Date: 27 October 2004
Recommended Age: From 22 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gilbert C.F. Fong is a professor at the Department of Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the translator of The Other Shore: Plays by Gao Xingjian (The Chinese University Press, 1999), and also editor of Hong Kong Drama Review, Journal of Translation Studies and several books on Chinese and Hong Kong drama.

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Snow in August blends Eastern and Western cultures. In form, there are elements of Shakespearean and Greek tragedy, but in spirit, it embodies a uniquely Eastern sensibility.