Description: Soul Mountain Author: GAO XINGJIAN Title: Soul Mountain Publication: Sydney. Flamingo. HarperCollins. 2000 Edition: 1st English language edition Description: Translated by Mabel Lee. xi + 510pp + [6]pp, appendix, paperback. Signed by the translator Mabel Lee on the title page. Remainder mark lower edge, upper edge very lightly browned. Very good copy. First published under the title 灵山 (Lingshan) in Taiwan in 1990 it was not until 10 years later that this important novel was published in English. This is a copy of the very scarce world first English language edition published in Sydney. It was due to the influence of the translator, Australian scholar, Mabel Lee, held with HarperCollins Australia that Soul Mountain was published in English, albeit in a very small print run. Very shortly after it was published in Australia Gao Xingjian won the Nobel Prize for Literature after which Soul Mountain was published in much larger print runs throughout the world. Scarce first edition of this important novel. When referring to this item please quote stockid 139673. Seller ID: 139673 Subject: All Galleries, Antiquarian Asia Bookroom Asia Bookroom is located in Canberra, Australia, specialising in out of print and antiquarian books of Asian interest with some quality new books. Our stock extends from new books hot off the press to rare antiquarian volumes, including a wide variety of books published in many parts of the world, some of which are rarely seen outside of Asia. Payment PayPal is preferred. Shipping All orders ship within two business days. Orders outside of Australia are shipped via Air Mail and can take 2 to 3 weeks to arrive. Very occasionally books are lost in transit. It is vital in these cases that we are informed promptly as it becomes almost impossible to trace, even an insured package, after a period. Please contact us if you are concerned that your parcel has taken too long to arrive. Our packing is of the highest standard and it is very rare for faulty packaging to be the cause. Returns All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a refund. Guarantee We want you to be 100% satisfied in all your dealings with us. We are experienced booksellers who appreciate the importance of condition and make every effort to carefully and fairly describe each book we handle. To ensure this happens we take great pains to accurately describe the condition of our books in cases, such as antiquarian or secondhand books, where a condition description is required. If you see no explanation of condition in a description of a book, you can safely assume that it is either a new book or is a secondhand/out of print book in excellent condition.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: GAO XINGJIAN
Publisher: Flamingo. HarperCollins
Year Printed: 2000
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Signed
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
