Snow in August
written by Gao Xingjian, translated by Gilbert C.F. Fong

This is a new play by Gao Xingjian, the winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature. The story is based on the life of the legendary Huineng (AD 633-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism in Tang Dynasty China. It represents a change in direction on the part of the playwright -a return to a Chinese theme after years of writing on "universal" subject matters.

In this play, Gao finds a soul-mate in Huineng, a marginal figure in the society of his time, who defies established thinking and conventions and challenges even the emperor in refusing to serve the imperial court.

"Snow in August blends Eastern and Western cultures. In form, there are elements of Shakespearean and Greek tragedy, but in spirit, it embodies a uniquely Eastern sensibility. "
--Gao Xingjian

ZC0680    Snow in August                                        $14.95

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