| The Rose of Time: New & Selected Poems Bilingual Edition Contributor(s): Dao, Bei (Author), Weinberger, Eliot (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0811218481 ISBN-13: 9780811218481 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2010 Annotation: 10% new work in a selection that spans the exiled Chinese poet's entire career. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Asian - Chinese |
| Dewey: 895.115 |
| LCCN: 2009035682 |
| Series: New Directions Paperbook |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: in the mirror there is always this moment this moment leads to the door of rebirth the door opens to the sea the rose of time --Bei Dao The Rose of Time: New & Selected Poems presents a glowing selection of poetry by contemporary China's most celebrated poet, Bei Dao. From his earliest work, Bei Dao developed a wholly original poetic language composed of mysterious and arresting images tuned to a distinctive musical key. This collection spans Bei Dao's entire writing life, from his first book to appear in English, The August Sleepwalker, published a year after the Tiananmen tragedy, to the increasingly interior and complex poems of Landscape Over Zero and Unlock, to new never-before-published work. This bilingual edition also includes a prefatory note by the poet, and a brief afterword by the editor Eliot Weinberger. A must-read book from a seminal poet who has been translated into over thirty languages. |
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.Weinberger, Eliot: - Eliot Weinberger is an essayist, editor, and translator. He lives in New York City. |