Gao Xingjian (Novelist ) was born in China on a Thursday, January 4, 1940 🎈. Gao Xingjian is 85 years old. He is a Capricorn ♑ and was born in the Year of the Dragon 🐉.
Known as a Chinese pioneer of absurdist drama, he was also a novelist, screenwriter, director, and artist. His literary works include the novel Soul Mountain and the play The Other Side.
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| FULL NAME: | Gao Xingjian |
| BIRTH DATE: | January 4, 1940 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | China |
| AGE: | 85 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | French |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Capricorn |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dragon |
About
Gao Xingjian is a Novelist. Gao was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
His father was a clerk in the Bank of China, and his mother was an actress. Find out who is Gao Xingjian dating right now.
He began attending the Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1957.
DID YOU KNOW He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2000.
FACT He translated the works of Samuel Beckett into Chinese.
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Birthday
Currently, Gao Xingjian is 85 years old. His next birthday is away. Gao will celebrate his 86th birthday on a Thursday, January 4th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on January 4, 1940. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Gao Xingjian’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. People born between December 22nd and January 19th belong to the tenth sign in the zodiac, Capricorn. Capricorns are known for being one of the hardest workers of the zodiac. They are ambitious, determined, and strong. Virgo is the most compatible sign for Capricorns.
Famous Capricorn celebrities are Jeff Bezos, Jared Leto, Bradley Cooper, Kate Middleton, Liam Hemsworth, Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Seacrest, John Legend, Zayn Malik, Nina Dobrev, Ross Lynch, Elvis Presley, Stan Lee, and Martin Luther King Jr. Capricorn ruling planet is Saturn. Astrologically, Saturn represents responsibility, discipline, and determination.
Gao Xingjian was born in the Year of the Dragon. The dragon represents good luck, strength, and health in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Dragon are courageous, intelligent, natural born leaders, charismatic, and lucky. They can also sometimes be impetuous, inflexible, and brash.
This year is the Year of the Serpent.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Gao Xingjian is a 85 years old Novelist, born in January, in the Year of the Dragon (1940), and is a Capricorn. His life path number is 1. Gao’s birthstone is Garnet, and his birth flower is Carnation. You may also check out all famous birthdays in January or specifically birthdays on January 4.
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