Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian; Lee, Mabel - 2000-01-01

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

HarperCollins Publishers (Austra, 2000T. paperback. Very Good.

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2000

Sydney: Flamingo (HarperCollins), 2000. 510pp. MINT copy. This translation by noted Australian scholar, Mabel Lee, was the only English language edition at the time it won the 2000 Nobel Prize for literature. This copy is from the THIRD printing, with announcement of Nobel Prize on cover. At the time of winning the prize less than 500 copies had been sold worldwide in the English translation. The author, preeminent playwright in China, was misdiagnosed as having cancer in 1982 and decided to end his days having the best of everything he could afford. After a second test revealed he did not have cancer, and facing time in a prison farm, Xingjian fled Beijing. For 6 weeks he entered a transcendental state of imminent death then received his reprieve from death. This is the story of his journey.. 1st English Language Edition,3rd Print. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Harper Collins, Australia, 2001. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 510 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins, Australia, 2001. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A novel of immense wisdom and profound beauty, bursting with knowledge and experience and portraying a culture as vast and fascinating as the history of humankind itself. The novel is the result of an epic journey undertaken by Gao, whereby he travelled 15 000 kilometres over a period of 5 months. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; General; ISBN: 0732266513. ISBN/EAN: 9780732266516. Inventory No: 16080215.. 9780732266516

HarperCollins (Australia) 2000 Paperback. Fair.

Australia: Flamingo, 2000. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Translated from the Chinese by Mable Lee. Third Reprint. Large Trade PB. 510pp. includes Appendix plus reviews of further titles. Front corners slightly rubbed. Clean and tightly bound. An epic voyage of discovery.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney.: Flamingo. HarperCollins.. 1st English language edition.. 2000.. Translated by Mabel Lee. xi + 510pp + [6]pp, appendix, paperback. Signed by the translator Mabel Lee on the title page. Remainder mark lower edge, upper edge very lightly browned. Very good copy. First published under the title 灵山 (Lingshan) in Taiwan in 1990 it was not until 10 years later that this important novel was published in English. This is a copy of the very scarce world first English language edition published in Sydney. It was due to the influence of the translator, Australian scholar, Mabel Lee, held with HarperCollins Australia that Soul Mountain was published in English, albeit in a very small print run. Very shortly after it was published in Australia Gao Xingjian won the Nobel Prize for Literature after which Soul Mountain was published in much larger print runs throughout the world. Scarce first edition of this important novel. .