num_pages: 132
description: Inspired by the author's personal trauma in Europe and Mao's China, these two plays scrutinize the psychology of self-proclaimed heroes and the consequences of dangerous revolutions that turn literature and art into hostages of politics, fashions, and trends.
language: English
title: Escape and The Man Who Questions Death: Two Plays by Gao Xingjian
titlecomplete: Escape and The Man Who Questions Death: Two Plays by Gao Xingjian
genres: China
ratings_count: 13
publisher: The Chinese University Press