The Rose of Time: New and Selected Poems
A selection from the lifework of the internationally renowned poet Bei Dao, who is “like reading Chekhov or Turgenev reflected in a porcelain bowl” (The Times [London]). 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 DaoThe 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.
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The Rose of Time: New and Selected Poems
A selection from the lifework of the internationally renowned poet Bei Dao, who is “like reading Chekhov or Turgenev reflected in a porcelain bowl” (The Times [London]). 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 DaoThe 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.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780811218481 |
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Publisher: | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
Publication date: | 01/27/2010 |
Series: | New Directions Paperbook , #1160 |
Edition description: | Bilingual Edition |
Pages: | 304 |
Sales rank: | 301,321 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d) |
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