Wandering Mind and Metaphysical Thoughts

by Gao Xingjian, Gilbert C. F. Fong (Translator)

Overview

This English-Chinese bilingual edition is the complete first book of poems written by Nobel Prize winner Gao Xingjian. His poems offer an array of snapshots over various themes where politics, dreams, and metaphysical concerns are mixed. With original art works by Gao, this collection advances his innovative experiments in poetry across cultural boundaries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789629968380
Publisher:	The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Publication date:	06/19/2018
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Language:	Chinese

About the Author

Gao Xingjian is the recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Gilbert C. F. Fong is dean of the School of Translation, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement viii

Preface xii

I Say Hedgehog 6

As Carefree as a Bird 32

Wandering Mind and Metaphysical Thoughts 44

Requiem for Beauty 104

Short Poems 177

Open What 180

Who's Afraid of John Doe? 184

Mourning Mei Xin 186

Spit It Out 188

Birds Twitter 190

Kyoto Thoughts 192

Enlightenment in a Dream 194

In a Dream 196

Dance 198

Politics 200

Thoughts 202

Occasional Good Lines 206

Editorial Reviews

This bilingual edition contains not only 'snippets of his reflective moods' but also reproductions of Gao’s art to accompany his words. Poems of fragmentation and collision, they reflect the current crises of art, politics, and the psyche in China as well as abroad.

World Literature Today