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The August Sleepwalker - Bei Dao, Bonnie S. McDougall
The August Sleepwalker
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Among the most gifted and controversial writers to emerge from the massive upheavals in modern China, Bei Dao both reflects and criticizes the conflicts of the Cultural Revolution of the late sixties and seventies.
Among the most gifted and controversial writers to emerge from the massive upheavals in modern China, Bei Dao both reflects and criticizes the conflicts of the Cultural Revolution of the late sixties and seventies.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780811211321 (0811211320)
Pages no: 140
Edition language: English
Category:
Literature, Cultural, Asian Literature, Poetry, China
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Thanks to Goodreads I discovered a new poet. And it was a happy (nerdy) coincidence that I read "The August Sleepwalker" in the month of August. I found it brilliant but as I'm no good at analyzing poetry collections for reviews I will leave you with one of my favourite poems from this book. A Perpe...
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Chinese Concepts Of Privacy (Sinica Leidensia) - Bonnie S. McDougall, Anders S. Hansson
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