The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po) - Paperback
by Ha Jin
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Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780525562436ISBN-10:525562435UPC:9780525562436Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:Literary Figures, Poetry, AsiaBook Topic:ChinaSize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCTK06EBQ4
The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po)
In his own time (701-762), Li Bai's brilliant poems--shaped by Daoist thought, filled with an irrepressible lust for life--were never given their proper due. Nonetheless, his lines rang out on the lips of tavern singers, soldiers, and writers throughout the Tang dynasty, and his deep desire for a higher, more perfect world gave rise to his nickname: the Banished Immortal. With the instincts of a...
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780525562436ISBN-10:525562435UPC:9780525562436Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:Literary Figures, Poetry, AsiaBook Topic:ChinaSize:7.90 x 5.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCTK06EBQ4
Ha Jin left his native China in 1985 to attend Brandeis University. He is the author of eight novels, four story collections, four volumes of poetry, and a book of essays. He has received the National Book Award, two PEN/Faulkner Awards, the PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award, the Asian American Literary Award, and the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. In 2014 he was elected to the American...
Publisher: Vintage
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