Two Halves of the World Apple: Poems by Yang Ke
Language: English
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 2017
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Norman. 2017. October 2017. University of Oklahoma Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780806157597. Translated by Denis Mair, Chao, Simon Patton, Ouyang Yu, and Ning Yang. Foreword by Jonathan Stalling. 7.5 × 9.25. 112 pages. paperback. keywords: Asia China Literature Poetry Translated World Literature. DESCRIPTION - An important voice in the Third Generation of contemporary Chinese poets - younger poets whose work emerged beginning in the late 1980s - Yang Ke has influenced his country's literary culture for more than three decades. As the first English-language collection of his poems, Two Halves of the World Apple introduces readers to a prolific and accessible writer at the forefront of Chinese poetry today. Rendered in English translations that deftly capture Yang Ke's lyrical and idiomatic style, the 73 poems in this volume reflect the depth, breadth, and evolution of the poet's work. Yang Ke's poems, praised by literary critics for their use of clear, distinctive language and linguistic and poetic texture, pair arresting imagery with pointed social commentary. Moving across the landscape of classical and modern Chinese poetry, they engage with the natural, social, and moral complexities of the everyday modern world, from evocative portrayals of South China's Zhuang minority culture to stark, personal depictions of the consequences of globalization. In this imaginative outpouring, the East and the West become two halves of an apple - a ball struck by God's bat, spinning through the cosmos - yin and yang fish chasing each other's tails. Thoughtfully annotated by lead translator Denis Mair and with a foreword by Jonathan Stalling, this collection of poems showcases the best work of one of the leading lights of China's contemporary literary scene. inventory #42033. …
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- Title
- Two Halves of the World Apple: Poems by Yang Ke
- Author
- Yang Ke
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- Very Good in Wrappers
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0806157593
- ISBN 13
- 9780806157597
- Edition
- First Edition.
Rendered in English translations that deftly capture Yang Ke’s lyrical and idiomatic style, the 73 poems in this volume reflect the depth, breadth, and evolution of the poet’s work. Yang Ke’s poems, praised by literary critics for their use of clear, distinctive language and linguistic and poetic texture, pair arresting imagery with pointed social commentary. Moving across the landscape of classical and modern Chinese poetry, they engage with the natural, social, and moral complexities of the everyday modern world, from evocative portrayals of South China’s Zhuang minority culture to stark, personal depictions of the consequences of globalization. In this imaginative outpouring, the East and the West become two halves of an apple—“a ball struck by God’s bat,” spinning through the cosmos—“yin and yang fish chasing each other’s tails.”
Thoughtfully annotated by lead translator Denis Mair and with a foreword by Jonathan Stalling, this collection of poems showcases the best work of one of the leading lights of China’s contemporary literary scene.
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About the Author
Ning Yang is a translator, poet, and Associate Professor in the College of Foreign Languages at Beijing Language and Cultural University.
Jonathan Stalling is Professor of English at the University of Oklahoma where he also serves as the Curator of the Chinese Literature Translation Archive and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Chinese Literature Today magazine.
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