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Lee Valley Poems
Yang Lian
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Description for Lee Valley Poems
Paperback. A collection of poems that are conceived and written in London, once the author's place of exile and now his permanent home. Translator(s): Holton, Brian; Chan, Agnes Hung-Chong; Petit, Pascale. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 220. 160 pages. A collection of poems that are conceived and written in London, once the author's place of exile and now his permanent home. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 8. Weight: 220. Translator(s): Holton, Brian; Chan, Agnes Hung-Chong; Petit, Pascale.
Before and since his enforced exile, 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. "Lee Valley Poems" is his first book to be wholly conceived and written in London, once his place of exile and now his permanent home. It includes an extended sequence, "When Water Confirms", translated by Brian Holton and Agnes Hung-Chong Chan, and a suite of shorter poems translated by several poets, most of these working with Yang Lian: Polly ... Read more
Before and since his enforced exile, 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. "Lee Valley Poems" is his first book to be wholly conceived and written in London, once his place of exile and now his permanent home. It includes an extended sequence, "When Water Confirms", translated by Brian Holton and Agnes Hung-Chong Chan, and a suite of shorter poems translated by several poets, most of these working with Yang Lian: Polly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852248345
SKU
V9781852248345
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99-1
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 Lee Valley Poems
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