Waves Contributor(s): Dao, Bei (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811211347 ISBN-13: 9780811211345 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1990 Annotation: In Waves, the poet Bei Dao turns to fiction, recording the painful years of the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath. Avoiding polemics, his attention is on individuals swept up in the turbulent political tides of contemporary China. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 89-13346 |
Series: New Directions Paperbook |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.35" W x 7.88" (0.55 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dao, Bei: - Bei Dao, born in Beijing in 1949, has traveled and lectured around the world. He has received numerous international awards for his poetry, and is an honorary member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters. Bei Dao, now a U.S. citizen, is currently Professor of Humanities in the Center for East Asian Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. |