The Cahiers Series is published in association with The Center for Writers & Translators at the American University of Paris. The goal of this series is to make available new explorations in writing, in translating, and in the areas linking these two activities.

Cahier 13
Ballade Nocturne
Gao Xingjian

This cahier publishes for the first time Ballade Nocturne, the latest dramatic work by Nobel laureate Gao Xingjian. Written in French, and translated for the Cahiers Series by Claire Conceison, the full text is presented here of what is described by the author as a ‘libretto for a dance performance’. The cahier contains an introduction by the translator, and reproductions of five ink and wash drawings by Gao Xingjian; it is completed by a booklet with the text in its original French version.