Pulling a Dragon's Teeth - Couverture souple

Shao, Wei; Wei, Shao

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 082295835X ISBN 13 : 9780822958352

Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2003

Synopsis

There is a proverb in China, hu kou ba ya, literally “pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth,” used to describe any extremely difficult task. When Shao Wei first arrived in the United States at age thirty-one, her desire to write poems in English seemed almost impossible. Pulling a Dragon's Teeth, a first stop on the successful journey toward that goal, is filled with the rhythms and visions of this exciting young poet.

Shuttling between her childhood in a small mountain city on the shores of the Yangtze River (soon to be flooded by the Three Gorges Dam Project) and adulthood in Manhattan, Shao Weicaptures the pains and joys of tradition and displacement familiar to any immigrant. Blending fairy tales, New York images, family stories, and the universal rites of passage associated with growing up, she paints a vibrant canvas of passion and imagination.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Shao Wei teaches English composition at the College of New Rochelle, Rosa Parks Campus, and Chinese at the China Institute, both in New York City. Her poems have appeared in such journals as Parnassus and Crab Orchard Review, as well as in Asia and Europe. The recipient of numerous honors, she is the author of NineSongs, Females, a poetry collection published in Chinese, and Culture Bird: Looking for Myself in New York, a work of nonfiction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 082295835X
• ISBN 13: 9780822958352
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 88
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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