April/China Reading: Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather: Stories by Gao Xingjian
In April, we will be reading
Buying a Fishing Rod for My Grandfather: Stories
by Gao Xingjian:
Quote:
Gao Xingjian, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for literature, is a sensitive, microscopically observant writer. Though few in number, the stories in this collection are richly diverse. One is a bittersweet reflection of a newlywed on his honeymoon; another a Pinteresque dialogue in a park; a third a traffic accident recounted in real-time with all its voyeuristic detail and authentic philosophical questioning, and still another, a strong memory-driven, first-person tale that follows the mental trail of a man who passes a fishing equipment shop and begins to remember his grandfather. For variety of content, stylistic experimentation, graceful language, and poignant insight, Xingjian is a writer who does it all beautifully.
http://www.amazon.com/Buying-Fishing...7070145&sr=8-1
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