Nobel laureate
Gao Xingjian — Nobel Prize in Literature 2000
“for an œuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama”
Prize motivation
“for an œuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama”
The Swedish Academy awarded Gao Xingjian the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature for an œuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama.
Other laureates of the 2000s
Sources & data
- Nobel Prize API (CC0).