A Distant Center Contributor(s): Jin, Ha (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556594623 ISBN-13: 9781556594625 Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - Asian American - Poetry | Asian - Chinese - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Places |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2017037820 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (0.60 lbs) 80 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Cultural Region - Asian |
Features: Price on Product |
Review Citations: Library Journal 02/15/2018 pg. 66 Publishers Weekly 03/19/2018 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 wit, Jin conjures scenes that encompass the personal, historical, romantic, and environmental, interrogating conceptions of foreignness and national identity as they appear and seep into everyday interactions and being. These are poems that offer solace in times of political reaction and uncertainty. Jin's voice is wise, comforting, and imploring; his words are necessary and his lessons are invaluable. Question your place in the world--do not be complacent--look for strength and hope in every nook: "Keep in mind the meaning of / your existence: wherever you land, / your footprints will become milestones." |
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