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Gao Xingjian

Prize: Nobel Prize in Literature — 2000

for an œuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama

Citizenship: France People's Republic of China
Languages: Chinese, French
date of birth: 1/4/1940
place of birth: Ganxian District
Age: 86 years

educated at: Beijing Foreign Studies University
Nanjing Jinling High School
notable work: The Other Shore
Soul Mountain
occupation: translator
playwright
painter
film director
literary critic
novelist
writer
screenwriter

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