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Gao Xingjian

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2000

Nobel Lecture

The Case for Literature

Gao Xingjian Gao Xingjian delivered his Nobel Lecture in Börssalen at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, 7 December 2000. Xingjian was introduced by Horace Engdahl, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy.

 

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