When Gao Xingjian won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000, he became the only Chinese writer to achieve such international acclaim. The Chinese University Press is the first publisher of his work in the English language. Indeed, The Other Shore is one of the few works by the author available in E
The Other Shore
β Scribed by Hoa Pham
- Book ID
- 112870343
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Year
- 2023
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781913380816
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β¦ Synopsis
When the dead begin speaking to sixteen-year-old Kim Nguyen, her peaceful childhood is over.
A delicate meditation on the nature of ghosts, belief, and how the future is shaped by the past. When the dead begin speaking to sixteen-year-old Kim Nguyen, her peaceful childhood is over. Suddenly everyone wants to exploit her new talentβher family, the Vietnamese government, and even the spirits themselves.
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