Like artists, important writers defy unequivocal interpretations. Gao Xingjian, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, is a cosmopolitan writer, deeply rooted in the Chinese past while influenced by paragons of Western Modernity. The present volume is less interested in a general discussion on the multitude of aspects in Gao's works and even less in controversies concerning their aesthetic value than in obtaining a response to the crucial issues of freedom and fate from a clearly defined angle. The very nature of the answer to the question of freedom and fate within Gao Xingjian's works...
Like artists, important writers defy unequivocal interpretations. Gao Xingjian, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, is a cosmopolitan writer, ...
Major changes in norms and values are occurring in contemporary Germany and China, especially in younger generations. Yet intergenerational relations, experiences of time, and characteristics of aging are also in flux. Focusing on Germany and China as well as moments of societal crisis in the 20th century, this book provides an initial description and historical analysis of generational relations and their representations in art and the media.
Major changes in norms and values are occurring in contemporary Germany and China, especially in younger generations. Yet intergenerational relatio...
