{"product_id":"the-rose-of-time-new-selected-poems-9780811218481","title":"The Rose of Time: New \u0026 Selected Poems","description":"in the mirror there is always this moment\u003cbr\u003e this moment leads to the door of rebirth\u003cbr\u003e the door opens to the sea\u003cbr\u003e the rose of time\u003cbr\u003e --Bei Dao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Rose of Time: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e presents a glowing selection of poetry by contemporary China's most celebrated poet, Bei Dao. From his earliest work, Bei Dao developed a wholly original poetic language composed of mysterious and arresting images tuned to a distinctive musical key. This collection spans Bei Dao's entire writing life, from his first book to appear in English, The August Sleepwalker, published a year after the Tiananmen tragedy, to the increasingly interior and complex poems of \u003cem\u003eLandscape Over Zero\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnlock\u003c\/em\u003e, to new never-before-published work. This bilingual edition also includes a prefatory note by the poet, and a brief afterword by the editor Eliot Weinberger. A must-read book from a seminal poet who has been translated into over thirty languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDao, Bei:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eBei Dao\u003c\/strong\u003e, born in Beijing in 1949, has traveled and lectured around the world. He has received numerous international awards for his poetry, and is an honorary member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters. Bei Dao, now a U.S. citizen, is currently Professor of Humanities in the Center for East Asian Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeinberger, Eliot:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEliot Weinberger\u003c\/strong\u003e is an essayist, editor, and translator. He lives in New York City.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544083075346,"sku":"9780811218481","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_371c5327-91eb-41ee-95e6-1d9cf34ea791.jpg?v=1731520215","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rose-of-time-new-selected-poems-9780811218481","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}