A Distant Center - Hardcover
by Ha Jin
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Copper Canyon PressISBN-13:9781556594625ISBN-10:1556594623UPC:9781556594625Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:American, Asian, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Asian American & Pacific Islander, Chinese, PlacesSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC7VN0NE0K
A Distant Center
In the bold tradition of the "Misty Poets," Ha Jin confronts China's fraught political history while paying tribute to its rich culture and landscape. The poems of A Distant Center speak in a voice that is steady and direct, balancing contemplative longing with sober warnings from a writer who has confronted the traumas of censorship and state violence. With unadorned language and epigrammatic...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Copper Canyon PressISBN-13:9781556594625ISBN-10:1556594623UPC:9781556594625Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:American, Asian, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Asian American & Pacific Islander, Chinese, PlacesSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC7VN0NE0K
Ha Jin was born in Liaoning Province, China and grew up during the Cultural Revolution of the '60s and '70s while serving in the People's Liberation Army. He left the army at age 19 to study English and earned an M.A. at Shandong University before traveling to the United States for his Ph.D. at Brandeis University. Electing to remain in the U.S. after the massacre of students at Tiananmen Square...
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
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