Tag: Aesthetics and Creation
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On this day, Gao Xingjian was born in 1940
Happy birthday to Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian, a painter, novelist, essayist, and more. Below, read about two essay collections Gao published with Cambria—in which he discusses aesthetics, the climate crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic—and a study of his original artistry: Called “a tour de force” and “a most valuable collection of writings and public statements,”…
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Editors’ Favorite: Book by Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian!
Congratulations to Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian and Mabel Lee for Gao Xingjian: Aesthetics and Creation being picked as an editors’ favorite by Cerise Press, a journal of literature, arts, and culture! The book review praises the “long-awaited” book “an illuminating read” casting light on how “Gao relentlessly probes the boundaries between languages, literature, theater, cinema…
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MLA 2013: Reception for Gao Xingjian and Cambria Press Book Launch by Victor Mair
MLA 2013 Reception for Gao Xingjian: Professor Victor Mair (University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Mabel Lee (University of Sydney) with Gao Xingjian. MLA 2013 Reception (left to right): Professor Song Xiaoping (Norwich University), Toni Tan (Cambria Press), Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian, Dr. Mabel Lee (University of Sydney), and Diane Burrowes (HarperCollins). A reception for Gao Xingjian was held…