Censorship of The Bus Stop and other plays of a People’s Art Theatre in this city influenced a playwright’s decision to journey away from it. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this city whose namesake opera tradition was restricted to “eight model plays” by a pro-revolution government.
ANSWER: Beijing [or Peking; accept Beijing opera or Peking opera]
[10h] Censorship of his plays and a false lung cancer diagnosis caused Gao Xingjian (“GOW sheeng-JEN”) to leave Beijing, as recounted in this novel of his. The narrators “I” and “You” travel the countryside in search of the title location in this novel.
ANSWER: Soul Mountain [or Língshān]
[10e] Due to its basis in Gao’s own journey, Soul Mountain has been described as a mix of fiction, travelogue, and this nonfiction genre that gives an account of the author’s life.
ANSWER: autobiography [or memoir]
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