Forms of Distance is Bei Dao's second bilingual collection since his enforced exile from China in 1989. Michael Hofmann described the first, Old Snow, as 'the work of one of the great poets of our time', and John Cayley wrote in the Times Literary Supplement that 'in a sense he is the only contemporary Chinese poet who is knowable for the non-specialist … we can hear the maturing poetic voice of a highly talented, individual Chinese writer.'
| ISBN: | 9780856462597 |
| Publication date: | 18th June 1996 |
| Author: | Beidao |
| Publisher: | Anvil Press Poetry an imprint of Carcanet Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 87 pages |
| Genres: |
Poetry |
Forms of Distance is Bei Dao's second bilingual collection since his enforced exile from China in 1989. Michael Hofmann described the first, Old Snow, as 'the work of one of the great poets of our time', and John Cayley wrote in the Times Literary Supplement that 'in a sense he is the only contemporary Chinese poet who is knowable for the non-specialist … we can hear the maturing poetic voice of a highly talented, individual Chinese writer.'
Forms of Distance features in the following genres: Poetry
Forms of Distance is available in Paperback
Forms of Distance was written by Beidao and published by Anvil Press Poetry an imprint of Carcanet Press
Forms of Distance has 87 pages
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