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Taowang

play by Gao Xingjian

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  • Gao Xingjian
    In Gao Xingjian

    Gao’s play Taowang (1989; “Fugitives”), was set during the brutal 1989 suppression of student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. Its publication angered the Chinese authorities, who banned Gao’s works and declared him persona non grata. Gao wrote in both Chinese and French. Several of his plays have been…

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