xxiv, 173p., stiff wraps in dust jacket, 5x7.5 inches. Small chunk missing from back of dj, light foxing to fore-edge, else very good. Signed and inscribed by Lim on the dedication page. Seller Inventory # 282305

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Title: Monsoon History; selected poems, ...

Publisher: Skoob Books Publishing, London

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Paperback

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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brings toge ther poems from three earlier Shirley Lim books; like the poet herself it somehow harmonizes differing elements into a satisfying whole. Chinese by ethnicity Malaysian by birth American by citizenship Lim reflects all those influences in her work. the result is poetry of depth and richness with themes that combine the personal with the universal. This collected works volume includes the entire text of winner of the 1980 Commonwealth Poetry Prize.

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Lim's poetry has a uniqueness which nei ther past nor contemporary Asian nor Western American nor Asian-American writers can claim.

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