{"product_id":"one-mans-bible-paperback","title":"One Man's Bible - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGao Xingjian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Courageous ... \u003cem\u003eOne Man's Bible\u003c\/em\u003e is driven by the sweeping panorama of history and the suffering and reconciliation that underlie it.\"-- \u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished to impressive critical acclaim, \u003cem\u003eOne Man's Bible\u003c\/em\u003e enhances the reputation of Nobel Prize-winning Gao Xingjian, whose first novel, \u003cem\u003eSoul Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e, was a national bestseller.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Man's Bible\u003c\/em\u003e is a fictionalized account of Gao Xingjian's life under the oppressive totalitarian regime of Mao Tse-tung during the period of the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath. Whether in the \"beehive\" offices in Beijing or in isolated rural towns, daily life everywhere is riddled with paranoia and fear, as revolutionaries, counter-revolutionaries, and government propaganda turn citizens against one another. It is a place where a single sentence spoken ten years earlier can make one an enemy of the state. Gao evokes the spiritual torture of political and intellectual repression in graphic detail, including the heartbreaking betrayals he suffers in his relationships with women and men alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Man's Bible \u003c\/em\u003eis a profound meditation on the essence of writing, on exile, on the effects of political oppression on the human spirit, and how the human spirit can triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Man's Bible\u003c\/em\u003e is a fictionalized account of Gao Xingjian's life under the Chinese Communist regime. Daily life is riddled with paranoia and fear, and government propaganda turns citizens against one another. It is a place where a single sentence spoken ten years earlier can make one an enemy of the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cem\u003eOne Man's Bible\u003c\/em\u003e is also a profound meditation on the essence of writing, on exile, on the effects of political oppression on the human spirit, and on how the human spirit can triumph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 450\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763026329888,"sku":"9780060936266","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e67c98c5461918b9e0617ab15f005495_34768c00-d620-43da-9898-2d2f06fcac22.webp?v=1780228269","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/one-mans-bible-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}