Chapter 13 Wang Shuo talking about Gao Xingjian

Writer Wang Shuo, who has always been honest with famous mainland writers, seemed unexpectedly gentle this time.He said that he thought Gao Xingjian was very remarkable, because Gao Xingjian could write in a foreign language (French) besides Chinese.In the 1980s, Gao Xingjian's play "Absolute Signal" was an avant-garde play at that time. His play form was controversial. Some said it was a breakthrough in tradition, while others criticized it as deviant. Wang Shuo recalled that he had seen Gao Xingjian's play in New York, USA , but he has never read Gao Xingjian's novels, because the mainland has not published them, and the mainland media has not heard about Gao Xingjian for more than ten years, so most Chinese people do not know Gao Xingjian.

He thinks that Gao Xingjian is not a Chinese writer, but a writer of Chinese descent, because Gao Xingjian holds a French passport. He joked that according to the calculation method of the Olympic Games, the Nobel Prize for Literature should be counted in the name of France.He also immediately stated that he does not like the idea of ​​equating literature with a national industry. Literature is very personal, and writers do not write for awards, but for themselves. He feels uncomfortable not writing.There are standards for athletes to win awards. The athlete who runs the fastest and lifts the heaviest can win the award, but there is no absolute standard for literature. He thinks whoever wins the award is very good.