Gao Xingjian: Born in 1940, French Chinese playwright, novelist, translator, painter, director and critic.
Gao Xingjian, from Taizhou, Jiangsu, 1940, from Ganzhou, Jiangxi. 1962 graduated from Beijing foreign studies university majoring in French, 1987 moved to France, 1997 obtained French nationality. In 2000, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature and became the first China writer to win this honor. By 20 10, his works had been translated into 36 languages. His representative works include the novel Lingshan, One Man's Bible, the drama Absolute Signal, Station and so on.
June 65438+10/October 65438+February 2000, Gao Xingjian's novel Lingshan won the Nobel Prize in Literature, so he became the first China writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. The reason for winning the Swedish Academy Literature Award is "the universal value of his works, unforgettable insight and rich wit in language, which has opened up a new road for China's novels and artistic dramas.