One Man’s Bible | One Man’s Bible

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Author: Gao Xingjian
First Published: 1999
Type of Work: Novel
Time of Work: 1940-1997
Setting: Hong Kong, Beijing, and rural People’s Republic of China
Principal Characters: protagonist, Margarethe, Old Liu, Lin, Rong, Luo, Big Li, Xiao Xiao, Qian Xu, Maomei, Secretary Lu, Sylvie, Sun Huirong
Genres: Long fiction
Subjects: 1950’s, Freedom, 1960’s, 1970’s, Suffering, Communism or communists, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Exile or expatriates, 1940’s, Betrayal, Rural or country life, 1980’s, Victims, Fear, Oppression, Loyalty, Terrorism or terrorists, 1990’s, Totalitarianism, China or Chinese people, Evil
Locales: Hong Kong, Beijing, China

Gao Xingjian’s terrifying autobiographical novel One Man’s Bible combines a rigorous retelling of the horrors of Mao Zedong’s infamous Cultural Revolution with a literary quest for a style of writing appropriate to the subject and includes a passionate search for ultimate personal freedom. The winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature, Gao presents a moving tale of the dark excesses of a totalitarian system appealing to the worst instincts in humanity and a man’s quest for privacy and sexual fulfillment.

One Man’s Bible | One Man’s Bible

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