Words and the World (Twenty-Volume Set) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9629965127 ISBN 13: 9789629965129

Publisher: The Chinese University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Edited by Gilbert Fong, Shelby Chan, Lucas Klein, and Bei Dao, The World of Words twenty-volume set is an extended edition of the single-volume The World of Words. It comprises twenty pocket off-prints encased in a fine paper box, each containing more selected works by one of the internationally renowned poets included in the single volume, accompanied by English and/or Chinese translations. The goal of The World of Words collection is to disseminate and make accessible the best of contemporary international poetry through high quality translations by outstanding translators. Each of the twenty volumes can be purchased separately.

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Review:

The box-set effect encourages reading at cross-cultural purposes, to be sure, and a nice leveling effect emerges between poets, poems, and languages. The work inside is generally stunning, strange, and vibrant, in no small part due to having crossed so many borders to appear before your very eyes.--Kevin Carollo "Rain Taxi "

About the Author:

Bei Dao is a world-renowned poet, co-founder of the famous literary magazine Today. He is now Professor of Humanities at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

About this edition

• Publisher: The Chinese University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 9629965127
• ISBN 13: 9789629965129
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1200
• Editor: Fong Gilbert C. F., Bei Dao Bei, Chan Shelby K. Y., Klein Lucas