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Facing time on a prison farm for defying his country's laws of cultural conformity, artist/writer Gao Xingjian embarked on an epic search for his roots and for freedom. His journey through Southern China's ancient mountains and forests, inspired this immensely wise and beautiful novel.
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""if a fiction writer could know the true stories of the people he passes on the street"...insights into the culture as well a story of spiritual growth."
— Teri (5 out of 5 stars)
Soul Mountain Listener Reviews
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" One of the most interesting books I have read. It might take a few chapters to get into but is a book that you should read. "
— Luke, 2/3/2014 -
" *gag* *puke* *shoot myself* in spite of all its literary merits. "
— Madeeha, 1/28/2014 -
" Very unusual writing style. I'd have to agree with those who appreciated the originality but didn't really feel this book was for them. "
— Brianna, 1/23/2014 -
" I have read a lot about traditional China, and about China during the cultural revolution, but this novel shows China in the 1980s, after the cultural revolution but before the transition to economic superpower. There's not a plot in the Western sense, but the vignettes are connected. "
— Crystal, 1/1/2014 -
" I didn't have a problem with the structure, I just spent too much time pitying Gao for his unending inability to see past himself. "
— Kat, 12/25/2013 -
" I read this in high school. All i can say is... uhhhh... "
— Ming, 12/6/2013 -
" Difficult to read. Sometimes sentences went on for chapters with no punctuation. The book had absolutely no structure, and only a loosely coherent story. "
— Tash, 11/21/2013 -
" Although it had moments of great beauty, I found the story more aesthetic than effective. Bored with the overly poetic lack of structure and sometimes pretentious lessons in philosophy--I wouldn't recommend this book unless you're the sort who likes the idea of suffering in the name of literature. "
— Jessy, 10/13/2013 -
" I gave up,-again! Passages are beutiful and thought provoking, but I get impatient and restless. "
— Bente, 1/12/2012 -
" Keep in mind - it's the journey, not the destination ! "
— Annette, 1/4/2012 -
" This was one of the few books I could not force myself to read. I sometimes read books that seem to have boring subjects only because the writing is so beautiful. This book was, for me, dull in every way. "
— Dawnlindsay, 12/2/2011 -
" Amazing thought and narrative style... "
— Kavitaporas, 8/22/2011 -
" This is a beautifully written book. I didn't want it to end. "
— Caro, 5/24/2011
About Brian Keeler
Timothy B. Shutt teaches at Kenyon
College in the integrated program in the humane studies department.