The Nobel Prize in Literature 2000
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Gao Xingjian
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2000 was awarded to Gao Xingjian "for an œuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama"
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