One of this man's newer works retells an ancient source which includes the story of a man who tried to hold back a Deluge for several years, known as Yu; that work is The Collection of Mountains and Seas.
One of this man's newer works retells an ancient source which includes the story of a man who tried to hold back a Deluge for several years, known as Yu; that work is The Collection of Mountains and Seas. Two childhood friends reuinite, but soon part again, in this author's story "In the Park," while another story from the same collection portrays the reactions of a bus accident involving a cyclist, "The Accident." Those stories, which appeared after an absurdist play by this author entitled Signal Alarm, were collected in A Fishing Rod for my Grandfather. This man's best known novel features journeys down the Yangtze River and to the districts of Qiang, Miao and Yi, and during those journeys, the narration fragments from first person into second and third, mirroring the fragmentation of the narrator's identity on his quest for inner peace. For 10 points, name this author of Soul Mountain, a Chinese novelist.
One of this man's newer works retells an ancient source which includes the story of a man who tried to hold back a Deluge for several years, known as Yu; that work is The Collection of Mountains and Seas.
{Gao} Xingjian