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Narrative Poem
Yang Lian
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Description for Narrative Poem
Paperback. Yang Lian's most personal work to date draw ins on family photographs from the 1950s through to the 1970s when he was sent to be "re-educated through labour", digging graves in rural China. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Dual language Chinese-English edition translated by Brian Holton. Before and since his enforced exile from 1989, Yang Lian has been one of the most innovative and influential poets in China. Widely hailed in America and Europe as a highly individual voice in world literature, he has been translated into many languages. Narrative Poem, Yang Lian's most personal work to date, is built around a series of family photographs, the first of which was taken on the day when he was born, on 22 February 1955, and the last of which dates from the time he spent undergoing 're-education through labour' ... Read more
Dual language Chinese-English edition translated by Brian Holton. Before and since his enforced exile from 1989, Yang Lian has been one of the most innovative and influential poets in China. Widely hailed in America and Europe as a highly individual voice in world literature, he has been translated into many languages. Narrative Poem, Yang Lian's most personal work to date, is built around a series of family photographs, the first of which was taken on the day when he was born, on 22 February 1955, and the last of which dates from the time he spent undergoing 're-education through labour' ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780373515
SKU
V9781780373515
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About Yang Lian
Yang Lian was one of the original Misty Poets who reacted against the strictures of the Cultural Revolution. Born in Switzerland, the son of a diplomat, he grew up in Beijing and began writing when he was sent to the countryside in the 1970s. On his return he joined the influential literary magazine Jintian (Today). His work was criticised in ... Read more
Reviews for Narrative Poem
Yang Lian is one of the most astonishing poets I've read for years. He has a westernist, modernist sensibility allied with an ancient Chinese, almost shamanistic one. He can both excite and frighten you - like MacDiarmid meets Rilke with Samurai sword drawn!
W.N. Herbert
The Scotsman
Yang Lian distinguishes himself in representing the pain of life ... Read more
W.N. Herbert
The Scotsman
Yang Lian distinguishes himself in representing the pain of life ... Read more