"This is a much-needed book, steering a middle course between mainland critics, who tend to dismiss Gao as a cultural renegade and a political defector, and diasporic critics, who view Gao as the most literary of heroic dissidents. The virtue of Yeung's t

"Yeung's erudite, yet eminently readable, monograph is the fruit of two decades of research and reflection on the work of Gao Xingjian. Her extensive knowledge of both Chinese and European modern literary traditions have enabled her to interpret with fine

Jessica Yeung is an Associate Professor of the Translation Programme at the Hong Kong Baptist University. She writes extensively on translation, literature and the performing arts, and is a supporter of animal rights.