OUT OF THE HOWLING STORM: The New Chinese Poetry

by Barnstone, Tony (Edited by)

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Book Description

United States: University Press of New England, 1993. xxii, + 155pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper near fine. A representative sample of more than a dozen poets; from a new generation which flourished in China from the Beijing Spring of 1979 until the student uprisings of 1989, and beyond, who disguised political protest and social comment in 'shadowy images and metaphor', earning them the name 'Misty Poets'. Many now live in exile in the West . . . Contents include: Acks., Translation as Forgery: Comments from the Editor, Biog. Notes, Introduction: Chinese Poetry Through the Looking Glass. The Misty Poets: (all translated into English) Poems by Bei Dao, Yang Lian, Shu Ting, Jiang He, Gu Cheng, Duo Duo, Mang Ke. The Post-Misty Poets: Chou Ping, Xi Chuan, Zhang Zhen, Tang Yaping, Fei Ye, Bei Ling, Ha Jin. Book weight approx. 320g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Impression. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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