Soul Mountain Condition:Like New is a conviction that the

is a conviction that the primary human drive is not pleasure but the pursuit of what we find meaningful

inconceivable truth

Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq

the daughter of a drug addict—who helps him learn the value of hard work

Soul Mountain Condition:Like New is a conviction that theWinner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2000. Part travel diary, part philosophy, part love story, 'Soul Mountain' is an elegant, unforgettable novel that journeys deep into the heart of modern day China. In 1982, Chinese playwright, novelist, and artist Gao Xingjian was diagnosed with lung cancer, the very disease that had killed his father. For six weeks, Gao inhabited a transcendental state of imminent death, treating himself to the finest foods