Where do I buy the Chinese version of Soul Mountain?

April 30, 2007 11:31 PM

Where do I buy the book "Soul Mountain" by Gao Xingjian -- written in Chinese?

I don't want an English translation... but I don't speak/read Chinese, either. This would be a gift for someone (who reads Mandarin), and I have no idea how to buy it....

posted by mhh5 to Writing & Language (6 answers total)

YesAsia is your friend. Although it took me a while to remember the name. That link should bring you directly to the page where you can buy it. If it doesn't work, browse to YesAsia, input "灵山" (hope your computer can see those characters) and then switch to English (near the top).
posted by Phire at 12:01 AM on May 1, 2007

Yesasia.com sells it in traditional chinese. (No referrer link)

Ignore their translation, that is the correct book.
posted by mphuie at 12:03 AM on May 1, 2007

Here is the link for the simplified chinese version.

However for some reason, under product information they list "Traditional chinese". You may want to contact them to verify.
posted by mphuie at 12:06 AM on May 1, 2007

Yeah, I noticed that, too. In Chinese it's the same deal - It says simplified Chinese near the title, and then traditional Chinese under 'Language', so it's not just a webmaster error. Contacting them would be a good idea.

The default for the entire site seems to be traditional Chinese. =\ Silly me for not noticing the 'English' button earlier.
posted by Phire at 12:08 AM on May 1, 2007

You might be interested in this by one of my old teachers to go with.
posted by Abiezer at 1:17 AM on May 1, 2007

Thanks all! Someday, I'll have to learn to speak/read Chinese, but until then...
posted by mhh5 at 11:45 AM on May 1, 2007