Although completed in France, his novel Soul Mountain-the main work for which he has been awarded the Nobel Prize-is based on his earlier experiences travelling through remote regions of southern and southwestern China.
雖然身在法國，然而，高行健得獎的主要作品《靈山》，卻是他根據當年在中國大陸南方和西南偏遠地區旅行見聞寫成的長篇小說。