Trauma narrative in the One man’s bible (Gao Xingjian)

Abstract

Abstract: One Man’s Bible is one of the two novels that contributes to the winning of the Nobel Prize for literature in 2000 of Gao Xingjian. With the guidance of the memory, the author recreated every fragment of life in the historic storm of the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). In this way, a traumatic narrative technique has formed to expose the suffering of humans and history. In addition to historical and social significance, the traumatic narrative also leads readers to discover "The Art of Modern Fiction", which is one of the reason that explains why One Man's Bible has the potential to become Everyone's Bible.