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OverviewExpect print media features and radio interviews: Wang Ping received a great deal of attention and gave many interviews for her nonfiction book Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China. These poems expand upon those themes and we expect it will recieve similar attention. Wang Ping's poem inspired by a Chinese ritual to call home the souls of the dead was printed on the front page of the 9/11/02 Minneapolis Star Tribune's Variety section, commemorating the lives of those lost on September 11, 2001. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wang Ping , Wang PingPublisher: Coffee House Press Imprint: Coffee House Press Dimensions: Width: 17.70cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.212kg ISBN: 9781566891479ISBN 10: 1566891477 Pages: 90 Publication Date: 16 October 2003 Audience: General/trade , General , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsWang Ping's The Magic Whip is riddled with surprises that bite and soothe. Though populated with Chinese myths and talismans, the tonal muscle and unique imagery of this rewarding collection tug us away from the stereotypical. There's something wise and original in these poems wrung from need. --Yusef Komunyakaa Author InformationWang Ping was born in Shanghai and grew up on a small island in the East China Sea. After three years spent farming in a mountain village commune, she attended Beijing University. In 1985 she left China to study in the United States, earning her PhD from New York University. She is the acclaimed author of the short story collection American Visa, the novel Foreign Devil, two poetry collections: Of Flesh & Spirit and The Magic Whip, and the cultural study Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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